Falkland Islands 1992 50 pence
This specimen was lot 31043 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $3,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "Falkland Islands: British Colony. Elizabeth II gold Proof "40th Anniversary of Reign" 50 Pence 1992 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC. Struck to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Elizabeth II's reign. As the sole finest at NGC, this magnificent coin displays heavy contrasts between the deeply mirrored fields and frosted devices. From the Paramount Collection." This is the ninth in a series of NCLT's issued in this format, all struck in copper-nickel, silver and gold. Only 3,400 people live in the Falklands so it seems unlikely that this coin circulated there.
Recorded mintage: unknown but common in copper-nickel, 5,000 in silver and 150 in gold.
Specification: KM 34: 28.28 g, copper-nickel, 38.6 mm diameter; KM 34a: 28.28 g, 0.925 fine silver; KM 34b: 47.54 g, 0.917 fine gold, AGW 1.4000 oz.
Catalog reference: copper-nickel: KM 34; silver: KM 34a; gold: KM 34b, Fr-19.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, The Paramount Collection World & Ancient Coins: Signature Auction 3096, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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