Tristan Da Cunha 1987 50 pence
This specimen was lot 52633 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $5,040. The catalog description[1] noted, "TRISTAN DA CUNHA. Gold 50 Pence, 1987. Llantrisant Mint. Elizabeth II. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo. Commemorating the 40th wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, this flawless and RARE specimen presents deeply mirrored fields along with immensely frosted devices." This design was struck in copper-nickel (KM 7b), silver (KM 7) and gold (KM 7a). This NCLT was made and sold in Great Britain and it seems unlikely that any made it to the windswept island of Tristan Da Cunha in the south Atlantic.
Recorded mintage: unknown in copper-nickel plus 2,000 in silver plus 75 in gold.
Specification: KM 7b: copper nickel, 38.5 mm diameter; KM 7: 28.28 g, 0.925 fine silver; KM 7a: 47.54 g, 0.917 fine gold, 1.4016 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-2; KM-7a.
- 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, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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