Falkland Islands 1974 1/2 pound
This specimen was lot 70425 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "FALKLAND ISLANDS. 1/2 Pound, 1974. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. The only 1/2 Pound gold type of the Falkland Islands. .1175 of an ounce of pure gold contained." The Falkland Islands, off the coast of Argentina in the south Atlantic Ocean, last made the news in 1982, when Argentina attempted to conquer the islands but were ousted by Her Majesty's Armed Forces. The islands remain a British dependency. This specimen came from a set comprising a half pound (shown here); a one pound (Fr-3, KM 7); a two pounds (Fr-2, KM-8) and a five pounds (Fr-1; KM-9).
Recorded mintage: 2,673.
Specification: 3.99 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-4; KM-6.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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