Canada 2002 300 dollars KM-1100
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This specimen was lot 33716 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description[1] noted, "Canada: Elizabeth II platinum Proof 'Great Blue Heron' 300 Dollars 2002 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC, Royal Canadian mint. A blast white exemplar evincing neigh a blemish across its jet-black surfaces." The profits extracted from the manufacture and sale of NCLT's caused the Royal Canadian Mint to scramble for ever more arcane topics, including this platinum coin honoring the great blue heron.
Recorded mintage: 344.
Specification: 31.11 g, 0.999 fine platinum, 30 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 1100.
- Cross, W. K., The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 62nd Ed., Toronto: Charlton International, 2008.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- 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.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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