Macao 1995 100 patacas KM-73

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 45282

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 45282 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $180. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MACAU. 100 Patacas, 1995. Lunar Series, Year of the Pig. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Tone-free and bordering on perfection with sumptuous cameo features. Sold with certificate of authenticity #2713." This NCLT, one of the last issued by the Portuguese administration before the city was returned to China, is one of a series honoring the animals of the Chinese lunar calendar. The design also appeared on a gold 1000 patacas (KM 76). Another 100 patacas issued in 1995 (KM 77) marked the opening of the new airport.

Recorded mintage: 1,000 + 4,000 proofs.

Specification: 28.28 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-73.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• 1983 100 patacas, Year of the Pig, silver
• 1988 500 patacas, Macao Grand Prix
• 2004 200 patacas, 5th anniversary of reunion with China
• Coins and currency dated 1995