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This specimen was lot 41372 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $1,200. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Pitcairn Islands|PITCAIRN ISLANDS]]. 250 Dollars, 1988. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Featuring the ''Bounty'' landing party and celebrating the drafting of the Constitution, this nearly flawless specimen radiates with allure and offers a great cameo nature." This NCLT was accompanied by KM 1 (5 oz silver $50) and KM 3 (copper-nickel dollar). It was struck to the module of a British double sovereign. All Pitcairn issues are NCLT's, as the islanders (who number less than 100) use New Zealand money. | This specimen was lot 41372 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $1,200. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Pitcairn Islands|PITCAIRN ISLANDS]]. 250 Dollars, 1988. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Featuring the ''Bounty'' landing party and celebrating the drafting of the Constitution, this nearly flawless specimen radiates with allure and offers a great cameo nature." This NCLT was accompanied by KM 1 (5 oz silver $50) and KM 3 (copper-nickel dollar). It was struck to the module of a British double sovereign. All Pitcairn issues are NCLT's, as the islanders (who number less than 100) use New Zealand money. | ||
Revision as of 11:34, 3 September 2021
This specimen was lot 41372 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $1,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "PITCAIRN ISLANDS. 250 Dollars, 1988. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Featuring the Bounty landing party and celebrating the drafting of the Constitution, this nearly flawless specimen radiates with allure and offers a great cameo nature." This NCLT was accompanied by KM 1 (5 oz silver $50) and KM 3 (copper-nickel dollar). It was struck to the module of a British double sovereign. All Pitcairn issues are NCLT's, as the islanders (who number less than 100) use New Zealand money.
Recorded mintage: 2,500.
Specification: 15.98 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-1; KM-2.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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