Macao 1995 100 patacas KM-73

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Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 45282
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 45282 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $180. The catalog description[1] noted, "MACAU. 100 Patacas, 1995. Lunar Series, Year of the Pig. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Tone-free and bordering on perfection with sumptuous cameo features. Sold with certificate of authenticity #2713." This NCLT, one of the last issued by the Portuguese administration before the city was returned to China, is one of a series honoring the animals of the Chinese lunar calendar. The design also appeared on a gold 1000 patacas (KM 76). Another 100 patacas issued in 1995 (KM 77) marked the opening of the new airport.

Recorded mintage: 1,000 + 4,000 proofs.

Specification: 28.28 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-73.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Alberto Gomes and Francisco Antonio Magro, Moedas Portuguesas e do Território Que Hoje é Portugal: Catálogo das Moedas Cunhadas para o Continentes e Ilhas Adjacentes, para os Territórios do Ultramar e Grão-Mestres Portugueses da Ordem de Malta, 6ª Edição, Lisbon: Associação Numismática de Portugal, 2013.
  • [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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