Turks and Caicos Islands 1976 50 crowns Fr-7
This specimen was lot 72663 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS. 50 Crowns, 1976. Ottawa Mint. Elizabeth II. NGC MS-69. Struck to commemorate the bicentennial of the United States of America. A nearly flawless coin with an impressive thick satin finish that remains constant through the fields and over the designs." Another scarce NCLT from a forgotten corner of the Caribbean. Coinage from there is nearly exclusively NCLT's as the economy is dominated by American cruise ships and the dollars they bring.
Recorded mintage: 905 plus 2,421 proofs.
Specification: 6.22 g, 0.500 fine gold, 0.100 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-7; KM 15.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
- 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.
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