Canada 1999 2 dollars Fr-45

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from Stack's Bowers 2017 NYINC sale, lot 6146
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 6146 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $305.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "CANADA. 2 Dollars, 1999. NGC PROOF-69 ULTRA CAMEO. Yellow gold center in white gold ring. Nunavut drum dancer." Upon the success of the "loonie" in 1987, the regime introduced a bimetallic "toonie", or two dollar coin, in 1996. Off metal strikes in silver and gold were produced for sale to collectors.

Recorded mintage: 4,298 plus 39,873 in silver plus a base metal circulation issue.

Specification: gold, 28 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-45; KM-357b.

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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

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