Gibraltar 1980 50 pounds

from the Stack's Bowers June 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71275

This specimen was lot 71275 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $960. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GIBRALTAR. 50 Pounds, 1980. NGC MS-67. Struck to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the death of Admiral Nelson. A near flawless Gem with sharp strike and frosty luster." The colony of Gibraltar fell into the clutches of the Pobjoy Mint in the 1980's and a profusion of NCLT's fills the pages of the SCWC in every imaginable metal. This one honors the 175th anniversary of the death of Admiral Nelson, who stopped there numerous times during his naval career.

Recorded mintage: est. 7,500 + 7,500 proofs.

Specification: 15.98 g, 0.917 fine gold (same standard as a gold two pounds).

Catalog reference: Fr-4; KM-13.

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, 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.

Link to:

• 1975 100 pounds, 250th anniversary of the introduction of the British pound sterling
• Gibraltar 1989 2 sovereigns Una and the Lion
• 1991 70 ecus/50 pounds
• Coins and currency dated 1980