Australia 2002 10 dollars KM-583

Ponterio sale 168, lot 50308

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 50308 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $411. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. 10 Dollars, 2002. Lunar Series, Year of the Horse. In original mint plastic capsule. GEM PROOF." Since 1989, Australia has entered the bullion and collectibles market in a big way, having produced commemoratives and NCLT's numbering the hundreds of types.

Recorded mintage: 500 proofs plus an unrecorded number of BU strikes.

Specification: 311.03 g, 0.999 Silver, 10 oz ASW, 75.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-583.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• McDonald, Greg, The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed., Lavington, Australia, 2017.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

Link to:

• 2001 10 dollars, Year of the Snake
• Australia 2001 100 dollars KM 543
• 2002 10 cents
• 2002 dollar, silver Kookaburra, with US Flag sticker
• 2002 50 dollars, trimetallic, Commonwealth Games
• 2002 50 dollars, ½ oz Kangaroo Gold, with Liberty Bell sticker
• 2002 100 dollars, 50th Anniversary of reign
• 2002 200 dollars, 2 oz platinum koala
• Australia 2004 200 dollars KM-717
• Coins and currency dated 2002
• return to coins of Australia