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[[Image:SB524-33482o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers May 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 33482]]
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This specimen was lot 33482 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2024), where it sold for $192. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Maldives|MALDIVES]]. Laari, 1986. Llantrisant Mint. PCGS PROOF-67. A RARE modern issue, that is made with a gram of pure gold, this handsome representative delivers a nearly flawless allure, with faults being of the most minor account. A piece that will capture many excited bidders." This enigmatic issue is unusual in that it is missing the AH date.

''Recorded mintage:'' 100. 

''Specification:'' 1 g, gold. 

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-4A; KM-Unlisted. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''May 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Maldives 1984 laari|AH 1404/1984 laari]]
* [[Maldives 1985 100 rufiyaa Fr-4|1985 100 rufiyaa, opening of the Grand Mosque and Islamic Centre]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1986]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2024 Collector's Choice sale]]