Cayman Islands 1987 250 dollars
This specimen was lot 20201 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $3,360. The catalog description[1] noted, "CAYMAN ISLANDS. 250 Dollars, 1987. London Mint. PCGS PROOF-69 Deep Cameo Gold Shield. A VERY RARE issue commemorating the 40th wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Exceedingly lustrous and brilliant, this is the finest graded example in the PCGS census." This NCLT was issued by the Cayman Islands to honor the queen's wedding anniversary. The island group south of Cuba was long ruled from Jamaica but came under separate administration after Jamaica obtained her independence in 1962. It is now famous as a tax haven and banking center much patronized by drug lords, ousted dictators and others seeking to avoid publicity.
Recorded mintage: 75.
Specification: 47.54 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-32; KM-86.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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