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[[Image:Cook Is 2003 200 dollars rev G75-2962.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles]]
 
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This specimen was lot 2962 in Goldberg sale 75 (Los Angeles, September 2013), where it sold for $2,875. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Cook Islands. 200 Dollars, 2003. Elizabeth II. Reverse: 275th Anniversary of Captain James Cook, 1728-2003. NGC graded MS-69." 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. Captain Cook is somewhat relevant but other issues honor Garfield the cat and Mickey Mouse.
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This specimen was lot 2962 in Goldberg sale 75 (Los Angeles, September 2013), where it sold for $2,875. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Cook Islands. 200 Dollars, 2003. Elizabeth II. Reverse: 275th Anniversary of Captain James Cook, 1728-2003. NGC graded MS-69." 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. Captain Cook is somewhat relevant but other issues honor Garfield the cat and Mickey Mouse.
 
   
 
   
 
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* [[Cook Islands 1997 500 dollars]]
 
* [[Cook Islands 1997 500 dollars]]
 
* [[Cook Islands 2005 10 dollars Fr-104|2005 10 dollars, Pope John Paul II]]
 
* [[Cook Islands 2005 10 dollars Fr-104|2005 10 dollars, Pope John Paul II]]
* [[Cook Islands 2009 50 dollars]]
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* [[Cook Islands 2006 50 dollars|2006 50 dollars, Henry VIII, 1 oz gold]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 2003]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 2003]]
 
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[[Category:Selections from Goldberg sale 75]]
 
[[Category:Selections from Goldberg sale 75]]

Latest revision as of 17:22, 28 January 2026

Goldberg sale 75, lot 2962
photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

This specimen was lot 2962 in Goldberg sale 75 (Los Angeles, September 2013), where it sold for $2,875. The catalog description[1] noted, "Cook Islands. 200 Dollars, 2003. Elizabeth II. Reverse: 275th Anniversary of Captain James Cook, 1728-2003. NGC graded MS-69." 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. Captain Cook is somewhat relevant but other issues honor Garfield the cat and Mickey Mouse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 62.2 g, 0.999 fine gold, 2.00 oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM unlisted.

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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
  • [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Jason Villareal and Steven Harvey, Goldberg Sale 75: the pre-Long Beach Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.

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