Gibraltar 1996-PM 75 ecus

from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 46273

This specimen was lot 46273 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $384. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GIBRALTAR. Bimetallic 75 Ecus, 1996-PM. Pobjoy Mint. Elizabeth II. GEM PROOF. On the 1000th Anniversary of the foundation of Austria." This product of the Pobjoy mint is denominated in ECUs (European Currency Units), a proposed currency that eventually became the euro.

Recorded mintage: 1,500 proofs plus an unknown number in base metal.

Specification: proofs: 7.82 g, 0.1257 troy oz gold plus 0.1257 troy oz platinum.

Catalog reference: KM-528.

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, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

• 1993 1/5 crown, Edward VIII
• 1996 1/25 crown, Centenary of the Cinema, Gone with the Wind
• 1998 gold half crown, peacock hologram
• Coins and currency dated 1996