Bermuda 1997 60 dollars

from Steve Album sale 45, lot 1627

This specimen was lot 1627 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $2,280. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BERMUDA: Elizabeth II, 1952-2022, AV 60 dollars, 1997, Bermuda Triangle series, Wreck of the Sea Venture, triangular, mintage of only 1,500 pieces, Proof, S." This commemorative was accompanied by a gold 180 dollars (KM 103), a gold thirty dollars (KM 101), a silver nine dollars (KM 100) and a silver three dollars (KM 99).

Recorded mintage: 1,500 proofs.

Specification: 31.48 g, 0.999 fine gold, 1.011 troy oz AGW, 35 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-102.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

Link to:

• 1996 60 dollars, "Bermuda Triangle"
• 1998 60 dollars, ship Deliverance
• Coins and currency dated 1997