Australia 2000-P 100 dollars Achievement

Goldberg sale 109, lot 2230

This specimen was lot 2230 in Goldberg sale 109 (Los Angeles, January 2019), where it sold for $492. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Australia. 100 Dollars, 2000. Elizabeth II. Sydney 2000 Olympic games. Achievement. Stadium in color. In original case. Choice Brilliant Proof." This is part of a set of twelve issued for the Sydney Olympics. We don't know why this one was left out of the SCWC.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 10 g, .999 fine gold, 25 mm diameter, 0.3212 ounce AGW.

Catalog reference: KM-unlisted.

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.
• McDonald, Greg, The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed., Lavington, Australia, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 109: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2019.

Link to:

• 2000 dollar
• 2000 dollar, kookaburra, 1 oz silver
• 2000 25 dollars, ¼ oz gold kangaroo
• 2000 30 dollars, 1 kilo silver Sydney 2000 Olympics
• 2000 50 dollars, ½ oz gold, nugget
• 2000 100 dollars, Year of the Dragon
• 2000-P 100 dollars, Olympic Runner in rain
• 2000-P 100 dollars, Olympic Symbol in color
• 2000-P 100 dollars, Olympic Torch
• 2000-P 200 dollars, Red Kangaroo, 2 oz gold
• 2000 3000 dollars, Year of the Dragon
• Coins and currency dated 2000