Cook Islands 2003 200 dollars

Goldberg sale 75, lot 2962

photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

This specimen was lot 2962 in Goldberg sale 75 (Los Angeles, September 2013), where it sold for $2,875. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Cook Islands. 200 Dollars, 2003. Elizabeth II. Reverse: 275th Anniversary of Captain James Cook, 1728-2003. NGC graded MS-69." The Cook Islands, like many small, impoverished nations, has contracted with private mints to produce and market a large variety of commemoratives marketed in lands far from the issuing country. Captain Cook is somewhat relevant but other issues honor Garfield the cat and Mickey Mouse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 62.2 g, 0.999 fine gold, 2.00 oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM unlisted.

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, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Jason Villareal and Steven Harvey, Goldberg Sale 75: the pre-Long Beach Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.

Link to:

• Cook Islands 1997 500 dollars
• 2005 10 dollars, Pope John Paul II
• 2006 50 dollars, Henry VIII, 1 oz gold
• Coins and currency dated 2003
• return to Cook Islands