Cayman Islands 1982 10 dollars

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen was lot 32575 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $660. The catalog description^[1] noted, "British Colony, Elizabeth II silver Proof Piefort 'Year of the Child' 10 Dollars 1982 PR68 Ultra Cameo NGC, London mint." The island group south of Cuba was long ruled from Jamaica but came under separate administration after Jamaica obtained her independence in 1962. It is now famous as a tax haven and banking center much patronized by drug lords, ousted dictators and others seeking to avoid publicity.

Recorded mintage: 6,616 plus 74 pieforts.

Specification: 27.89 g, .925 fine silver, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 72 (regular issue), KM-P1 (piefort).

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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