Australia 2000 30 dollars KM-520

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 44034

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 44034 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. 30 Dollars (Kilo), 2000. Perth Mint. GEM BRILLIANT PROOF. Struck to commemorate the Sydney 2000 Olympics. This near pristine large format silver coin is sold inside its original presentation box with serial number 8738. Free of tone, haze or fog." This enormous module was originated for the one kilo silver kookaburra (KM 447). The large format allows for an awesomely cluttered design.

Recorded mintage: 20,000 proofs.

Specification: 1000 g, 0.999 fine silver, 100 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-520.

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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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