East Caribbean States 1986 5 cents
This specimen was lot 73463 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $100. The catalog description[1] noted, "EAST CARIBBEAN STATES. 5 Cents, 1986. PCGS SPECIMEN-66 Gold Shield. Scallop shaped. Fully shimmering and glistening, this blazing Gem is about as wondrous as one can possibly hope to acquire. Unsurprisingly, it is tied with just one other for the finest graded in the PCGS census. Ex: Kings Norton Mint Collection." The East Caribbean States formed as a loose union of island nations in the Caribbean, all of which are former members of the British Caribbean Territories prior to its dissolution in 1965. The current full membership states are Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Coins of the East Caribbean States continue to mix with those of the older British Caribbean Territories in circulation. This type was struck 1981, 1984-2000. It is scalloped.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.31 g, aluminum, 23.1 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-12.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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