New Zealand 1983 dollar KM-53
This specimen was lot 78317 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "NEW ZEALAND. Dollar, 1983. Llantrisant Mint. Elizabeth II. PCGS PROOF-69 Deep Cameo. Struck to commemorate the 50th anniversary of New Zealand coinage." This commemorative was issued in copper-nickel (KM 53) and sterling silver (KM 53a, shown here). Another 1983 dollar promoted the royal visit by then prince Charles and princess Diana (KM 52).
Recorded mintage: 40,000 plus 25,000 for collector sets plus 35,000 sterling silver proofs.
Specification: 28.28 g, copper-nickel, 38.6 mm diameter; KM 53a: 27.2 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 53 (copper-nickel), KM-53a (silver).
- 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, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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