Ukraine 1996 50 hryven

Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 75757

This specimen was lot 75757 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $720. The catalog description^[1] noted, "UKRAINE. 50 Hryven, 1996. PCGS MS-68. Celebrating the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev. Of exceptional quality." The coinage of this state appears to be almost exclusively NCLT's.

Recorded mintage: 2,000 proofs.

Specification: 3.11 g, 0.999 fine gold, 0.100 troy oz AGW, 16 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-1; KM-59.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

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• Coins and currency dated 1996