China 2008-S 150 yuan KM-1701

Heritage sale 3073, lot 32601

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Stack's Bowers 2020 NYINC sale, part of lot 22438

The first specimen was lot 32601 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $480. The catalog description^[1] noted, "People's Republic gold Proof 'Olympics - Archery' 150 Yuan 2008-S PR70 Ultra Cameo NGC, Shenyang mint." The second specimen was lot 22439 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description^[2] noted, "CHINA. Olympics Gold and Silver Set (6 Pieces), 2008. Gold: Both NGC Certified; Silver: GEM PROOF. Fr-279 (2); KM-1700/1705. Series 1 issues. Includes: (4) silver colorized 10 Yuan and (2) NGC Proof-70 gold 150 Yuan; total gold weight for the two coins is .6488 oz. Sold with the original case and wooden box of issue as well as all six certificates of authenticity." The Beijing Olympics of 2008 was the occasion for the release of a spasm of NCLT's in multiple formats and denominations starting several years before.

Recorded mintage: 60,000 incl. "Y" and "Z".

Specification: 10.05 g, 0.999 fine gold, 23 mm diameter, AGW 0.3228 oz.

Catalog reference: KM 1701.

Sources:

Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
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.
^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
^[2]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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