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Latest revision as of 18:26, 31 January 2022
This specimen was lot 73593 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $105. The catalog description[1] noted, "SEYCHELLES. 5 Cents, 1981. Llantrisant Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-66 Gold Shield. FAO issue: World Food Day. Shiny and exceedingly vibrant, this brilliant, brassy Gem radiates with luster and charm, all while being exceeded in the PCGS census by just two other specimens. Ex: Kings Norton Mint Collection." Seychelles, an island group in the Indian Ocean, is better known for its export of cinnamon, copra and vanilla. This commemorative was accompanied by a ten cents (KM 44) promoting fisheries.
Recorded Mintage: 720,000.
Specification: 1.95 g, brass, 18 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-43.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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