South Korea 1988 50000 won

Goldberg Sale 139, lot 1901

This specimen was lot 1901 in Goldberg Sale 139 (Los Angeles, June 2024), where it sold for $2,340. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Korea (South). 50,000 Won, 1988. For the 1988 Olympic games. Pul Guk Temple. With Certificate. Choice Brilliant Proof." The reverse features the pagoda at Pul Guk temple (now spelled Bulguksa) in Gyeongju city, designated a national treasure. This is not the first time this building was featured on a Korean coin.

Recorded mintage: 30,000.

Specification: 33.62 g, 0.925 fine gold, reeded edge, 1.000 troy oz AGW, 33 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-73.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 139: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, featuring the Peh Family Collection, Part II, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2024.

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