Poland 1982-CHI 1000 zlotych

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale, lot

This specimen was lot 24675 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $408. The catalog description^[1] noted, "POLAND. 1,000 Zlotych, 1982-CHI. PCGS PROOF-68 CAMEO. Mintage of 1,700 in proof. No spots, tone or fog. Brilliant and attractive." Pope John Paul II, the first non-Italian pope in several centuries, was a Polish celebrity of the first order and even the Communist regime could not pass up the opportunity to issue NCLT's in his honor. The 1982 series include 100, 200, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10,000 zlotych denominations in various metals.

Recorded mintage: 900 + 1,700 proofs.

Specification: 3.40 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-130; Y-138.

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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

Link to:

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