Australia 1996-P 100 dollars KM-348

Stack's Bowers 2020 ANA sale, lot 21005

This specimen was lot 21005 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Las Vegas, August 2020), where it sold for $1,200. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. 100 Dollars, 1996-P. Koala series, Perth Mint. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo. Purported mintage: 200 (only in sets). Tied for finest certified of the date with one other example on the NGC population report. A bright and flash modern issue with a low mintage offering brilliant hard flashy fields and frosted devices. An attractive piece garnering a perfect grade from NGC and as such is highly sought after by specialist. Free of tone, haze or fog." The SCWC lists this type for 1997.

Recorded mintage: 100,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 31.1 g, 0.999 fine platinum.

Catalog reference: KM-348.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• McDonald, Greg, The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed., Lavington, Australia, 2017.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2020 ANA Auction: World Coins, featuring the Duke of Lansing Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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