View source for Gibraltar 2002 crown KM-1061

[[Image:SB122-7134o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 7314]]
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This specimen was lot 7134 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $960. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Gibraltar|GIBRALTAR]]. Crown, 2002. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo. Deeply reflective fields and highly contrasting frosted devices support the perfect PF-70 UCAM grade from NGC. The present example has a fascinating metallic mixture of 50% gold and 50% silver making it an interesting addition to any modern collection." This is from a series of NCLT's struck for Gibraltar in 2002 honoring various ancient coins made from electrum, a naturally occurring alloy of silver and gold. Four designs are noted in the SCWC (KM 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061).

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 31.10 g, 0.500 fine silver, 0.500 fine gold, AGW: .4495 oz.

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-121; KM-1061. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018. 
* 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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

''Link to:''
* [[Gibraltar 2000 1/2 crown KM-883|2000 half crown, 160th anniversary of the postage stamp, the Blue Mauritius, bimetallic titanium and gold]]
* [[Gibraltar 2000 crown KM-884|2000 crown, 160th anniversary of the postage stamp, the Blue Mauritius, bimetallic titanium and gold]]
* [[Gibraltar 2001 5 crowns]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 2002]]

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