Jamaica 1995 50 dollars KM-171

Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale, lot 74477

This specimen was lot 74477 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $780. The catalog description^[1] noted, "JAMAICA. 50 Dollars, 1995. PCGS PROOF-69 Deep Cameo. Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Birth of Bob Marley. A wonderful piece stuck to honor the late Bob Marley, this beautiful issue displays a crisp strike and beautiful cameo effect with frosted devices and deep mirrorlike fields." Another 50 dollars struck in gold (KM 175) honored the wedding anniversary of the Queen Mother. Until the coming of Rihanna, Bob Marley was Jamaica's most marketable export.

Recorded mintage: 30,000 proofs.

Specification: 28.28 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-171.

Source:

• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1992 25 dollars, Olympic Games, cycling
• 1992 25 dollars, Olympic Games, boxing
• 1996 10 cents
• 1996 25 cents
• 1996 dollar
• 1996 5 dollars
• 2005 50 dollars, 60th birthday of Bob Marley
• Coins and currency dated 1995