Australia 2013-P 30 dollars KM-1981

Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 55471

This specimen was lot 55471 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $750. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. 30 Dollars (Kilo), 2013. Perth Mint. Elizabeth II. GEM UNCIRCULATED. Koala series." This denomination was also used for the Year of the Snake (KM 1834, 1972, 2099) and the silver kookaburra (KM 1987), each one kilogram of silver. Since 1989, Australia has entered the bullion and collectibles market in a big way, having produced commemoratives and NCLT's numbering in the hundreds of types.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1000 g, 0.999 fine silver, 100 mm diameter, 32.15 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-1981.

Source:

• McDonald, Greg, The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed., Lavington, Australia, 2017.
• Pitt, Michael, Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values, 32nd Edition, Matraville, New South Wales, Australia: Renniks Publications, 2023.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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