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Auction 3094  –  19 - 21 August 2021

Heritage Auctions, Auction 3094

Ancient and World Coins

Part 1: Th, 19.08.2021, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 2: Th, 19.08.2021, from 8:00 PM CEST
Part 3: Th, 19.08.2021, from 10:00 PM CEST
Part 4: Fr, 20.08.2021, from 12:00 AM CEST
Part 5: Fr, 20.08.2021, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part 6: Fr, 20.08.2021, from 11:00 PM CEST
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Description

Société Générale Métallurgique de Hoboken gold Bar of 3.2 Ounces 1959 UNC, 27x63mm. 100.15gm. Congor type. Stamped SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE / MÉTALLURGIQUE / DE HOBOKE[N] / 1959 / No 2684 / TITRE 999,7 / 100.2 GR / CONGOR, in eight lines, with round F.D.L. stamp to right. An eye-catching piece produced by the Belgian company Société Générale Métallurgique de Hoboken, founded in 1909 as a subsidiary of the Union minière du Haut Katanga in order to process the raw metals mined in Belgian Congo, Katanga, and Rhodesia. Interestingly, 1959 was the final year that saw production for this bar type.

HID09801242017

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Price realized 14'500 USD
Starting price 3'000 USD
Estimate 6'000 USD
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