Niger 1968 25 francs
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This specimen was lot 3694 in Goldberg sale 84 (Los Angeles, January 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Niger. 25 Francs, 1968. Barbary Sheep. NGC graded Proof 68 Ultra Cameo." This type was accompanied by a ten francs in silver (KM 8.1) and gold (KM 7) also featuring African wildlife. Niger is a poverty-stricken former French colony on the edge of the Sahara desert in Africa. The SCWC lists no circulating coinage for the country, which uses the CFA franc.
Recorded mintage: 1000.
Specification: 8 g, 0.900 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-7; KM-9.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 84: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2014.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
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