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Revision as of 17:04, 8 January 2024

Aureo y Calicó sale 422, lot 3232

This specimen was lot 3232 in Aureo y Calicó sale 422 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 21 € (about US$27 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Islas Cook. 1989. Isabel II 50 dólares. Juegos Olímpicos - Barcelona '92. Atletismo. AG. Proof." The Cook Islands, like many small, impoverished nations, has contracted with private mints to produce and market a large variety of commemoratives marketed in lands far from the issuing country. This one was for the 1992 Olympics and honored the biathlon.

Recorded mintage: 40,000.

Specifications: 28.28 g, 0.925 fine silver, this specimen 28,64 g.

Catalog reference: KM 60.

Sources:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 422: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

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