Australia 2000 50 dollars KM-467

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 53588

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This specimen was lot 53588 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. 50 Dollars, 2000. Elizabeth II. PCGS GEM UNCIRCULATED. Nugget series: Kangaroos. Encapsulated in PCGS "WTC Ground Zero Recovery" holder." Another one of the innumerable NCLT's pouring out of the Perth mint. Another fifty dollar coin of 2000 featured the koala (KM 472).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 15.59 g, 0.999 fine silver, 0.500 tory oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-B2; KM-467.

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.
• McDonald, Greg, The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed., Lavington, Australia, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• 2000 dollar
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• 2001-P 100 dollars, 150th anniversary of the Gold Rush
• 2002 50 dollars, ½ oz Kangaroo Gold, with Liberty Bell sticker
• 2002 50 dollars, trimetallic, Commonwealth Games
• Coins and currency dated 2000