Canada 2009 200 dollars

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from the Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale, part of lot 40063
Aureo y Calicó sale 422, lot 3226

This specimen was part of lot 40063 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), which sold for $14,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "Impressive Collection of $200 Commemorative Issues. CANADA. Assortment of $200 Commemoratives, 1990-2012. CHOICE BRILLIANT PROOF. 21 pieces in lot. ...Second set, 2002-2012: Fr-57; Fr-64; Fr-70; Fr-77; Fr-88; Fr-98; Fr-125; Fr-150; Fr-175, missing issues from 2008, 2010, and 2013. Total weight 359.94 g (11.57 troy oz) of 0.917 fine gold." The second specimen was lot 3226 in Aureo y Calicó sale 422 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 750 € (about US$971 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Canadá. 2009. Isabel II. 200 dólares. Extracción de carbón. En estuche oficial con certificado [coal mining, in official box with certificate]. AU. Proof." 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 one honoring coal miners.

Recorded mintage: 2,241.

Specification: 16 g, 0.917 fine gold, the second specimen is 16,07 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-125, KM 894.

Source:

  • 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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
  • [2]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 422: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

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