Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Lot 376

1954 100 Pruta - Rare Type

Opening: $250
Sold for: $313
Including buyer's premium
Israel, 1954 100 Pruta copper-nickel. Bern mint. Krause Km #18.1.
Rare coin made of a non-magnetic metal, different from the common nickel clad steel. Its weight is different from the common type (7.5 g. instead of 7.3 g.).
See: "100 Pruta - types that have not been defined…" (Hebrew), by Amit Kamrat. From: Newsletter of Coins and Bills Collectors in Israel, issue no. 25, March 2011.
NGC MS63, UNC.
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