Cook Islands 1995 25 dollars
This specimen was lot 1193 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$435 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "COOK ISLANDS Elizabeth II. 1952-2022. 25 Dollars 1995, Olympiade 1996. Bogenschütze. 3.63 g Feingold. Das durch NGC höchstbewertete Exemplar. (Cook Islands, Elizabeth II, 1952-2022, twenty-five dollars of 1995, 1996 Olympic Games, archery. NGC PF67 ULTRA CAMEO. Finest certified by NGC.)" 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.
Recorded mintage: est. 5,000.
Specification: 6.22 g, 0.583 fine gold, 0.116 troy oz AGW, this specimen 6.22 g.
Catalog reference: KM 238, Fr-61.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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