Cook Islands 1975 100 dollars

Goldberg sale 72, lot 4818

This specimen was lot 4818 in Goldberg sale 72 (Los Angeles, February 2013), where it sold for $471.50. The catalog description^[2] noted, "Cook Islands. 100 Dollars, 1975. Bicentennial - Return of Captain James Cook from Second Pacific Voyage. In original sealed cachet. Choice Brilliant Proof." The Cook Islands, like many small, impoverished nations, has contracted with private mints to produce and market a large variety of commemoratives sold in lands far from the issuing country. Captain Cook is relevant (the islands are named for him) but other issues honor Garfield the cat and Mickey Mouse.

Recorded mintage: 7,447 uncirculated plus 17,000 proofs.

Specification: 9.60 g, 0.900 fine gold, .277 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 13.

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.
• ^[2]Ira and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg sale 72: The Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles, CA: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.

Link to:

• British Virgin Islands 1975-FM 100 dollars
• Papua New Guinea 1975-FM 100 kina
• Seychelles 1976 1000 rupees
• 1977-FM 100 dollars, Queen's Silver Jubilee
• 1978 200 dollars, bicentennial of the discovery of Hawaii
• Coins and currency dated 1975
• return to coins of Cook Islands