Turks and Caicos Islands 1975 100 crowns

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71705

This specimen was lot 71705 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS. 100 Crowns, 1975. PCGS MS-68. Mintage: The Age of Exploration issue. A rather brilliant example, offering a charming, light yellow hue radiating throughout." Another scarce NCLT from a forgotten corner of the Caribbean. Several other issues from 1974-79 used a larger module of 18.02 g.

Recorded mintage: 756 plus 1,508 proofs.

Specification: 12.44 g, 0.500 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-3; KM-11.

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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

• 1974 50 crowns, centennial of the birth of Churchill
• 1975 crown, map reverse
• 1975 5 crowns, Turk's head cactus
• 1975 10 crowns, space exploration
• 1975 20 crowns, Christopher Columbus
• 1975 25 crowns, arms reverse
• 1975 50 crowns, Christopher Columbus
• 1977 100 crowns, Four Ages of George III
• Coins and currency dated 1975