Turks and Caicos Islands 1974 50 crowns
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This specimen was lot 1916 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $336. The catalog description[1] noted, "oted, "TURKS & CAICOS: Elizabeth II, 1952-, AV 50 crowns, 1974, Centennial of the Birth of Churchill, in original card of issue, struck at the Royal Canadian Mint, matte finish, Choice Unc." Another scarce NCLT from a forgotten corner of the Caribbean. Even admirers of Churchill will find little to admire about this coin. It looks like a product of the Franklin Mint but is not so marked.
Recorded Mintage: 30,000 plus 4,000 proofs.
Specification: 9 g, 0.500 fine gold, AGW 0.1447 oz, edge lettered REDEEMABLE AT TURKS AND CAICOS FOR U.S. CURRENCY.
Catalog reference: KM-3.
- 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
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