View source for Mongolia (1937) 20 mongo

[[Image:SB421-51268o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers April 2021 Hong Kong sale, lot 51268]]
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This specimen was lot 51268 in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong auction (Hong Kong, April 2021), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Mongolia|MONGOLIA]]. 20 Mongo, Year 27 (1937). Leningrad Mint. NGC MS-63. Quite RARE when encountered this brilliant and choice, the present steely gray minor offers great vibrancy and stands as one of the finest seen at NGC, as just one specimen has been graded finer."</blockquote> This example realized 37 times the catalog value. Early Mongolian coins have become expensive since they were included in Chinese coin catalogs.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' copper nickel.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-14. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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, ''The April 2021 Hong Kong Auction'', Costa Mesa, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2021.

''Link to:''
* [[Mongolia (1925) 15 mongo]]
* [[Mongolia (1925) 50 mongo]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1937]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2021 Hong Kong sale]]