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| − | This specimen was lot 70574 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Cook Islands|COOK ISLANDS]]. 100 Dollars, 1979-FM. Pennsylvania (Franklin) Mint. NGC PROOF-68 Ultra Cameo. Struck to commemorate membership in the Commonwealth of Nations." The Cook Islands, like many small, impoverished nations, has contracted with private mints to produce and market a large variety of commemoratives | + | This specimen was lot 70574 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Cook Islands|COOK ISLANDS]]. 100 Dollars, 1979-FM. Pennsylvania (Franklin) Mint. NGC PROOF-68 Ultra Cameo. Struck to commemorate membership in the Commonwealth of Nations." The Cook Islands, like many small, impoverished nations, has contracted with private mints to produce and market a large variety of commemoratives sold in lands far from the issuing country. This one honors the admission of the Cook Islands to the Commonwealth of Nations. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 3,367 proofs plus 400 "uncirculated". | ''Recorded mintage:'' 3,367 proofs plus 400 "uncirculated". | ||
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| − | * [[Cook Islands | + | * [[Cook Islands 1977-FM 100 dollars|1977-FM 100 dollars, Queen's Silver Jubilee]] |
* [[Cook Islands 1978-FM 200 dollars|1978 200 dollars, bicentennial of the discovery of Hawaii]] | * [[Cook Islands 1978-FM 200 dollars|1978 200 dollars, bicentennial of the discovery of Hawaii]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1979]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1979]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2022 Collector's Choice sale]] | [[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2022 Collector's Choice sale]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:22, 28 January 2026
This specimen was lot 70574 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "COOK ISLANDS. 100 Dollars, 1979-FM. Pennsylvania (Franklin) Mint. NGC PROOF-68 Ultra Cameo. Struck to commemorate membership in the Commonwealth of Nations." The Cook Islands, like many small, impoverished nations, has contracted with private mints to produce and market a large variety of commemoratives sold in lands far from the issuing country. This one honors the admission of the Cook Islands to the Commonwealth of Nations.
Recorded mintage: 3,367 proofs plus 400 "uncirculated".
Specification: 9.60 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.277 troy oz AGW, 26 mm diameter
Catalog reference: Fr-8; KM 25.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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