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Revision as of 11:12, 4 November 2024

Aureo sale 269, lot 635

This specimen was lot 635 in Aureo sale 269 (Barcelona, July 2015), where it sold for €4,000 (about US$5,168 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"* 1990. Cuba. 50 pesos. AU. XI Juegos Panamericanos - Salto de altura. Acuñación de 15 ejemplares. Muy rara. Proof. (Cuba, fifty pesos of 1990, gold, eleventh Panamerican Games--High jump; mintage of 15 pieces, very rare, proof.)"

This type is listed in the SCWC but without a photo. Desperate for foreign exchange, Cuba has issued large numbers of NCLT's, many only vaguely related to Cuba.

Recorded mintage: 15, all proof.

Specification: 15.55 g, .999 fine gold, this specimen 15,60 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-54, KM 322.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismática, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2015.

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