Difference between revisions of "Ascension Island 1995 50 pence"
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* 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. | * 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. | ||
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, ''The Paramount Collection World & Ancient Coins: Signature Auction 3096'', Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, ''The Paramount Collection World & Ancient Coins: Signature Auction 3096'', Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021. | ||
Revision as of 17:28, 19 June 2023
This specimen was lot 31007 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $3,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "Ascension Island: British Dependency. Elizabeth II gold Proof "Queen Mother" 50 Pence 1995 PR70 Ultra Cameo NGC. Tied for the finest at NGC with one other, this rare specimen depicts a sleek portrait of the Queen Mother fishing and a regal portrait of a crowned Elizabeth. From the Paramount Collection." This tiny island in the south Atlantic has little use for coinage and all its issues are NCLT's.
Recorded mintage: unknown but common in copper-nickel, unknown in silver and 150 in gold.
Specification: KM 7: 28.28 g, copper-nickel, 38.6 mm diameter; KM 7a: 28.28 g, 0.925 fine silver; KM 7b: 47.54 g, .917 fine gold, AGW 1.4000 oz.
Catalog reference: copper-nickel: KM 7; silver: KM 7a; gold: KM 7b, Fr-2.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, The Paramount Collection World & Ancient Coins: Signature Auction 3096, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
Link to:
- Alderney 1995 5 pounds, Queen Mother
- Ascension Island 2000 50 pence, the Queen Mother's 100th birthday
- Coins and currency dated 1995