1946 United Nations Monetary Pattern. HK-873, Bruce-X#1b. Rarity-6. Gold. MS-61 (NGC).

37 mm. 31.79 grams, .900 fine, 28.61 grams AGW. Bright satin to semi-reflective surfaces with a bold strike and vivid deep golden-orange color. Issued under the guidance of prominent numismatists Hans Schulman and Abe Kosoff as a proposition for a worldwide currency under the jurisdiction of the then new United Nations. The idea was unworkable at the time, but remnants of the concept exist today in the Euro, currently in use by at least a portion of the world. The mintage for gold examples of this thickness is just 314 pieces.

From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.

Estimate: $ 2000