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[[Image:S69-00814q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 69, lot 814]]
 
[[Image:S69-00814q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 69, lot 814]]
  
This specimen was lot 814 in Sincona sale 69 (Zurich, May 2021), where it sold for 280 CHF (about US$372 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''LUXEMBURG. Jean, 1964-2000. 20 Francs 1964, Brüssel. Auf den Regierungsantritt. Fast FDC.'' (grand duchy of [[Luxembourg]], John, 1964-2000, twenty francs of 1964, Brussels mint, on his coronation. About uncirculated.)"</blockquote> The SCWC has consigned this to the ''Unusual World Coins'', considering it to be medallic in nature. A gold forty francs also exists.
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This specimen was lot 814 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 280 CHF (about US$372 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''LUXEMBURG. Jean, 1964-2000. 20 Francs 1964, Brüssel. Auf den Regierungsantritt. Fast FDC.'' (grand duchy of [[Luxembourg]], John, 1964-2000, twenty francs of 1964, Brussels mint, on his coronation. About uncirculated.)"</blockquote> The SCWC has consigned this to the ''Unusual World Coins'', considering it to be medallic in nature. A gold forty francs also exists.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 25,050 in gold plus others in bronze and copper-nickel.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 25,050 in gold plus others in bronze and copper-nickel.
  
''Specification:'' 6.45 g, .900 fine gold, reeded edge, this specimen 6.48 g.
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''Specification:'' 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, reeded edge, this specimen 6.48 g.
  
''Catalog reference:'' Schl. 7. KMX M4 c.  
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''Catalog reference:'' Schl. 7. KMX M4c.  
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Auction 69, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and Chinese Banknotes, Part 1,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2021.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Auction 69, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and Chinese Banknotes, Part 1,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.
 
* 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.
 
* 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.
 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Unusual World Coins, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Unusual World Coins, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
  
 
''Link to:''
 
''Link to:''
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* [[Luxembourg 1963 20 francs|1963 20 francs, for the millennium of the city of Luxembourg]]
 
* [[Luxembourg 1963 100 francs|1963 100 francs]]
 
* [[Luxembourg 1963 100 francs|1963 100 francs]]
 
* [[Luxembourg 1963 250 francs|1963 250 francs]]
 
* [[Luxembourg 1963 250 francs|1963 250 francs]]
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* [[Luxembourg 1967 25 centimes|1967 25 centimes]]
 
* [[Luxembourg 1980 10 francs|1980 10 francs]]
 
* [[Luxembourg 1980 10 francs|1980 10 francs]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1964]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1964]]
  
 
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 69, 70]]
 
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 69, 70]]

Latest revision as of 16:26, 5 June 2026

Sincona sale 69, lot 814

This specimen was lot 814 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 280 CHF (about US$372 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"LUXEMBURG. Jean, 1964-2000. 20 Francs 1964, Brüssel. Auf den Regierungsantritt. Fast FDC. (grand duchy of Luxembourg, John, 1964-2000, twenty francs of 1964, Brussels mint, on his coronation. About uncirculated.)"

The SCWC has consigned this to the Unusual World Coins, considering it to be medallic in nature. A gold forty francs also exists.

Recorded mintage: 25,050 in gold plus others in bronze and copper-nickel.

Specification: 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, reeded edge, this specimen 6.48 g.

Catalog reference: Schl. 7. KMX M4c.

Source:

  • [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 69, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and Chinese Banknotes, Part 1, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.
  • 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.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Unusual World Coins, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.

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