Australia 2000 100 dollars KM-528

Ponterio sale 177, lot 12010

photo courtesy Stacks Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 12010 in Ponterio sale 177 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $1,410. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. 100 Dollars, 2000. Lunar Series, Year of the Dragon. PCGS MS-69 Secure Holder." This issue is a typical example of the plethora of commemorative releases of the Canberra mint. This one, one of a series marketed to Asians, follows the Chinese lunar calendar (Year of the Rabbit, Ox, Rat, etc.). One quarter and one tenth ounce coins were also minted that year.

Recorded mintage: 2,008.

Specification: 31.1035 g, .999 fine Gold, 0.999 oz. AGW, 32.1 mm diameter, Reeded edge.

Catalog reference: Fr-L34; KM-528.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 177: The August 2013 Chicago ANA Auction, World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013.

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