Fiji 2012 50 dollars KM-197

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 44358

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 44358 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $180. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FIJI. 50 Dollar, 2012. GEM PROOF. Struck to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Titanic. A virtually flawless Fijian issue commemorating the centennial of the sinking of the Titanic, made special by its mother-of-pearl inlay etched to illustrate the ill-fated ship. Sold in the original presentation box and certificate of authenticity serial number 404. Free of tone, haze or fog." Many other NCLT's were struck in 2012. Fiji left the British Commonwealth in 1987 but rejoined in 1997.

Recorded mintage: 750.

Specification: 155.5 g, 0.999 fine silver, 65 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-197.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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