Cook Islands 2009 50 dollars

Goldberg sale 103, lot 2358

This specimen was lot 2358 in Goldberg sale 103 (Los Angeles, February 2018), where it sold for $998.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Cook Islands. Palladium 50 Dollars, 2009. Elizabeth II. Reverse: Sailing Ship-Bounty. NGC graded Proof 69 Ultra Cameo." 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. Note the amateurish rendering of the queen's portrait.

Recorded mintage: 2,500.

Specification: 31.10 g, 0.999 fine palladium, 1.000 troy oz APW.

Catalog reference: Fr-B24; KM-1234.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 103: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.

Link to:

• Cook Islands 2003 200 dollars
• 2006 50 dollars, Henry VIII, 1 oz gold
• Australia 2009-P 25 dollars KM-1397
• Cook Islands 2017 5 dollars
• Coins and currency dated 2009