View source for Nepal VS2054 1/4 asarfi KM-1098

[[Image:G139-1318o.jpg|300px|thumb|Goldberg Sale 139, lot 1318]]
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This specimen was lot 1318 in Goldberg Sale 139 (Los Angeles, June 2024), where it sold for $690. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Nepal]]. ¼ Ounce-Asarfi, VS2054-1997. Buddha's Birth. Traditional square in circle design. Reverse: Standing figure at center, cameo at right, small figure at left. PCGS graded Proof 69 Deep Cameo. Ex Goldberg Sale 44, Feb 10, 2008, lot 4100. The Peh Collection Part II." This NCLT was likely sold in sets with KM 1099 (1 oz asarfi), [[Nepal VS2054 1/20 asarfi KM-1096|KM 1096]] and [[Nepal VS2054 1/10 asarfi KM-1097|KM 1097]].

''Recorded mintage:'' 15,000.

''Specification:'' 7.77 g, 0.999 fine gold, 0.250 troy oz AGW.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-1098. 

''[[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>Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, ''Goldberg Sale 139: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, featuring the Peh Family Collection, Part II,'' Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Nepal VS2047 1/4 asarfi|VS 2047/1990 ¼ asarphi, ⅓ oz gold, Save the Children]]
* [[Nepal VS2052 1/20 asarfi|VS 2052/1995 1/20 asarfi, 1/20 oz gold, Lord Buddha]]
* [[Nepal VS2052 5 asarfi|VS 2052/1996 5 oz asarfi, lotus blossom]]
* [[Nepal VS2054 1/20 asarfi KM-1096|VS 2054/1997 1/20 asarfi, birth of Buddha]]
* [[Nepal VS2054 1/10 asarfi KM-1097|VS 2054/1997 1/10 asarfi, birth of Buddha]]
* [[Nepal VS2060 asarphi|VS 2060 (2003) asarphi, Conquest of Mt. Everest]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1997]]

[[Category:Selections from Goldberg sale 139]]