Pitcairn Islands 1990 250 dollars
This specimen was lot 41374 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $1,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "PITCAIRN ISLANDS. 250 Dollars, 1990. NGC PROOF-68 Ultra Cameo. Celebrating the bicentennial of a settlement being established, this immensely pleasing issue presents a high degree of mirrored brilliance in the fields and charming frosting, along with a deep orange hue to the gold." This NCLT was accompanied by KM 8 (5 oz silver $50) and KM 7 (copper-nickel dollar). It was struck to the module of a British double sovereign. All Pitcairn issues are NCLT's, as the islanders (who number less than 100) use New Zealand money.
Recorded mintage: 500.
Specification: 15.98 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-3; KM-9.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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