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10 Dollars Marlene Dietrich

Issuer Liberia
Year 2001
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Weight 1.2441 g
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Obverse lettering REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE 2001 REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA
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Mintage 2001
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Liberia's early 2000s commemorative gold program was, bluntly, a licensing operation — the government issued dozens of small-format gold pieces bearing celebrity likenesses as hard-currency revenue, with minimal connection to Liberian history or culture. Dietrich's inclusion sits alongside Marilyn Monroe, Elvis, and others in what amounts to a collector novelty series rather than a serious numismatic issue.

Struck at approximately one-tenth troy ounce, the piece's gold value has consistently outpaced any collector premium.

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