Tuvalu 1981 50 dollars

from Stack's Bowers 2017 NYINC sale, lot 7368

This specimen was lot 7368 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $705. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TUVALU. 50 Dollars, 1981. NGC PROOF-69 ULTRA CAMEO. Royal wedding commemorative. Flashing brilliant fields free of any signs of handling or contact, all the more impressive as the design takes up very little of the surface." This type was accompanied by a silver five dollars (KM 12). Tuvalu formerly the Ellice part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands.

Recorded mintage: 5,000 proofs.

Specification: 15.98 g, 0.917 fine gold (struck to the standard of a double sovereign).

Catalog reference: Fr-2; KM-14.

Source:

• 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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

Link to:

• 2012 30 dollars, Year of the Dragon
• Coins and currency dated 1981
• return to coins of Tuvalu