Isle of Man 1985 1/4 angel
This specimen was lot 5828 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €550 (about US$711 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"GROSSBRITANNIEN / IRLAND, ISLE OF MAN, Elizabeth II, 1952-2022. 1/4 Angel 1985. 7,77 g Feingold. GOLD. Vorzüglich. (Great Britain, Isle of Man, Elizabeth II, 1952-2022, quarter angel of 1985. Extremely fine.)"
The Isle of Man lies in the Irish Sea between Britain and Ireland and remains a British dependency. It is famous for motorcycle racing and tailless cats. Token coppers were issued for the island in the eighteenth century but large production did not commence until 1971. About 1980, the island fell under the domination of the Pobjoy Mint, which has minted and marketed dozens of NCLT commemoratives. This quarter ounce bullion piece was struck by the Pobjoy mint for the Isle of Man in 1985-86.
Recorded mintage: 2,117 plus 51 proofs.
Specification: 8.48 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.250 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM 152.1, Fr-B17; Schl. 145.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
Link to:
- 1985 angel, 1 oz gold
- Isle of Man 1985 noble 1 oz platinum
- 1986 angel 1 oz gold
- Coins and currency dated 1985