Isle of Man 1990-U 1/5 crown KM-279
This specimen was lot 36189 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $408. The catalog description[1] noted, "ISLE OF MAN. 1/5 Crown, 1990-U. Cat Series. PCGS MS-66 Secure Holder. Struck with platinum die (reverse of KM-279.1a)." 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 design was struck in gold and platinum and with muled dies (shown here).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.22 g, 0.999 fine gold, 0.1998 troy oz AGW, 22 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-B53; KM-279.2 (muled dies).
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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