British Virgin Islands 2002 250 dollars

Goldberg sale 100, lot 2254

This specimen was lot 2254 in Goldberg sale 100 (Los Angeles, September 2017), where it sold for $669.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "British Virgin Islands. 250 Dollars, 2002. Elizabeth II. Reverse: Statue of Liberty and the date "11 Sept. 2001" Choice Brilliant Proof." This NCLT was issued in memory of the victims of the attacks in New York. In addition to this gold issue, there were also copper-nickel dollars (KM 207 and KM 210) and silver ten dollars (KM 208.1 and KM 211). We don't know if they were issued in sets.

Recorded mintage: 250 pieces.

Specification: 15.55 g, 0.999 fine gold, .500 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM-309.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 100: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2017.

Link to:

• 1984 100 dollars
• 2002 100 dollars, centennial of the teddy bear
• Coins and currency dated 2002
• return to coins of British Virgin Islands