View source for Isle of Man 1988 1/5 crown KM-237

[[Image:I of Man SB517-21101e.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale, part of lot 21101]]
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This specimen was part of lot 21101 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), which sold for $2,291.25. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "ISLE OF MAN. Five Piece Proof Set, 1988. Authorized mintage of only 5,000 sets, but according [to] the Krause book only 611 sets were issued. With case of issue and certificate of authenticity." The Isle of Man lies in the Irish Sea between Britain and Ireland and remains a British dependency. It is famous for motorcycle racing and tailless cats. Token coppers were issued for the island in the eighteenth century but large production did not commence until 1971. About 1980, the island fell under the domination of the Pobjoy Mint, which has minted and marketed dozens of NCLT commemoratives. This denomination was also minted in platinum. 

''Recorded mintage:'' 5,000 proofs + 6,750 uncirculated, not all of which were sold.

''Specification:'' 6.22 g, 0.999 fine gold, .200 troy oz AGW.

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-B50/B55; KM-PS48 (set), KM 237. 

''[[Bibliography|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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, ''The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2017.

''Link to:''
* [[Isle of Man 1987 1/2 crown|1987 half crown]]
* [[Isle of Man 1987 15 angel]]
* [[Isle of Man 1988 1/25 crown KM-235|1988 1/25 crown]]
* [[Isle of Man 1988 1/10 crown KM-236|1988 1/10 crown]]
* [[Isle of Man 1988 1/2 crown KM-238|1988 half crown]]
* [[Isle of Man 1988 crown KM-245b|1988 crown]]
* [[Isle of Man 1988 1/10 angel KM-159|1988 1/10 angel]]
* [[Isle of Man 1990-U 1/5 crown KM-279|1990-U 1/5 crown, alley cat, 1/5 oz gold]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1988]]
* return to coins of [[Isle of Man]].

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale]]