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Long Beach Signature Sale 3057 7-8 Sep 2017
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Mozambique
Republic gold "World Fisheries Conference" Proof 50 Meticais 1983 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC, London mint, KM106b. Mintage: 135. A beautiful representative of this type that illustrates a man on his traditional fishing raft. Tied with one other example at NGC for the finest this far graded. Incorrectly cataloged by the Standard Catalog of World Coins as weighing 22 grams, when this piece actually weighs 38.4 grams and was struck in 22 karat gold.
Note: This coin is part of a complete 9-piece World Fisheries Conference set in gold that is being offered individually in this sale. Other coins from this set include: Cape Verde (Lot 30535), Ghana (Lot 30939), Liberia (Lot 31181), St. Thomas (Lot 31569), Seychelles (Lot 31577), Somalia (Lot 31579), Turkey (Lot 31690) and Uruguay (Lot 31700).
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1800-2600 USD
Republic gold "World Fisheries Conference" Proof 50 Meticais 1983 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC, London mint, KM106b. Mintage: 135. A beautiful representative of this type that illustrates a man on his traditional fishing raft. Tied with one other example at NGC for the finest this far graded. Incorrectly cataloged by the Standard Catalog of World Coins as weighing 22 grams, when this piece actually weighs 38.4 grams and was struck in 22 karat gold.
Note: This coin is part of a complete 9-piece World Fisheries Conference set in gold that is being offered individually in this sale. Other coins from this set include: Cape Verde (Lot 30535), Ghana (Lot 30939), Liberia (Lot 31181), St. Thomas (Lot 31569), Seychelles (Lot 31577), Somalia (Lot 31579), Turkey (Lot 31690) and Uruguay (Lot 31700).
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1800-2600 USD