Gibraltar 2002 crown KM-1061
This specimen was lot 7134 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $960. The catalog description[1] noted, "GIBRALTAR. Crown, 2002. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo. Deeply reflective fields and highly contrasting frosted devices support the perfect PF-70 UCAM grade from NGC. The present example has a fascinating metallic mixture of 50% gold and 50% silver making it an interesting addition to any modern collection." This is from a series of NCLT's struck for Gibraltar in 2002 honoring various ancient coins made from electrum, a naturally occurring alloy of silver and gold. Four designs are noted in the SCWC (KM 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 31.10 g, 0.500 fine silver, 0.500 fine gold, AGW: .4495 oz.
Catalog reference: Fr-121; KM-1061.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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