Solomon Islands 1991 100 dollars Fr-7

Heritage sale 3096, lot 31172

This specimen was lot 31172 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $2,400. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Solomon Islands: British Colony. Elizabeth II gold Proof "Pearl Harbor" 100 Dollars 1991 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC. Estimated mintage: 500. Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, this example displays vivid imagery not uncommon to the Solomon Islands themselves during the Second World War. This piece is tied for the finest with six others found in the NGC census. From the Paramount Collection." The Solomon Islands (actually, its contracting mint) produced and sold an extensive series of WWII commemoratives.

Recorded mintage: 500.

Specification: 31.21 g, 0.999 fine gold, 32.69 mm diameter, AGW 1.000 oz.

Catalog reference: KM 34, Fr-7.

Source:

• 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, The Paramount Collection World & Ancient Coins: Signature Auction 3096, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.

Link to:

• 1988 10 cents
• 1992 100 dollars, Battle of Guadalcanal
• 1992 100 dollars, Battle of the Coral Sea
• 1995 100 dollars, 50th Anniversary of the End of WWII, Enola Gay
• Coins and currency dated 1991