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This specimen was lot 3233 in Aureo y Calicó sale 422 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 25 € (about US$32 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Cook Islands|Islas Cook]]. 1990. Isabel II. 50 dólares. Juegos Olímpicos - Barcelona '92. 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.
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This specimen was lot 3233 in Aureo y Calicó sale 422 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 25 € (about US$32 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Cook Islands|Islas Cook]]. 1990. Isabel II. 50 dólares. Juegos Olímpicos - Barcelona '92. AG. Proof." 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 was for the 1992 Olympics.
  
 
''Recorded mintage'': 40,000.
 
''Recorded mintage'': 40,000.
  
''Specifications'': 19.2 g, 0.925 fine silver, this specimen 28,14 g.  
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''Specification'': 19.2 g, 0.925 fine silver, this specimen 28,14 g.  
  
 
''Catalog reference'': KM 112.
 
''Catalog reference'': KM 112.

Latest revision as of 17:22, 28 January 2026

Aureo y Calicó sale 422, lot 3233

This specimen was lot 3233 in Aureo y Calicó sale 422 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 25 € (about US$32 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Islas Cook. 1990. Isabel II. 50 dólares. Juegos Olímpicos - Barcelona '92. AG. Proof." 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 was for the 1992 Olympics.

Recorded mintage: 40,000.

Specification: 19.2 g, 0.925 fine silver, this specimen 28,14 g.

Catalog reference: KM 112.

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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