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''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but common in copper-nickel, 10,000 in silver and 250 in gold. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but common in copper-nickel, 10,000 in silver and 250 in gold. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' KM 13: 28.28 g, copper-nickel, 38.6 mm diameter; KM 13a: 28.28 g, 0.925 fine silver; KM 13b: 47.54 g, .917 fine gold, AGW 1.4000 oz. | + | ''Specification:'' KM 13: 28.28 g, copper-nickel, 38.6 mm diameter; KM 13a: 28.28 g, 0.925 fine silver; KM 13b: 47.54 g, 0.917 fine gold, AGW 1.4000 oz. |
''Catalog reference:'' copper-nickel: KM 13; silver: KM 13a; gold: KM 13b, Fr-10. | ''Catalog reference:'' copper-nickel: KM 13; silver: KM 13a; gold: KM 13b, Fr-10. | ||
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
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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. | ||
| + | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
* <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. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:23, 4 August 2023
This specimen was lot 31003 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $4,920. The catalog description[1] noted, "Alderney: British Dependency. Elizabeth II gold Proof "Islander's Return" 2 Pounds 1995 PR70 Ultra Cameo NGC. Commemorating the return of the inhabitants of the Channel Islands at the conclusion of the Second World War, this coin depicts a passenger boat ferrying displaced citizens home over watery, mirrored fields. The sole finest at NGC and PCGS. From the Paramount Collection." Alderney was not granted the right to coin until 1989, and has used it only to issue NCLT's. This one, commemorating the return of the islanders after World War II, was issued in three formats.
Recorded mintage: unknown but common in copper-nickel, 10,000 in silver and 250 in gold.
Specification: KM 13: 28.28 g, copper-nickel, 38.6 mm diameter; KM 13a: 28.28 g, 0.925 fine silver; KM 13b: 47.54 g, 0.917 fine gold, AGW 1.4000 oz.
Catalog reference: copper-nickel: KM 13; silver: KM 13a; gold: KM 13b, Fr-10.
- 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.
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