Niue 1989 100 dollars

Sincona sale 63, lot 2676

This specimen was lot 2676 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 105 CHF (about US$132 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"EDELMETALL-AUKTION | NIUE, 100 Dollars 1988. Steffi Graf. Goldmedallist 24th Olympics Seoul 1988. Grand Slam 1988. Feingewicht total: 155.36 Gramm. FDC. In Originalschachtel mit Zertifikat. (republic of Niue, one hundred dollars of 1988, for Steffi Graf, gold medallist at the 24th Olympics at Seoul and Grand Slam champion. Uncirculated, In original box with certificate.)"

Ms. Graf has appeared on other NCLT's of this impoverished Pacific island, including copper nickel five dollars (KM 5, KM 11, KM 67), silver fifty dollars (KM 6, 13, 44), silver hundred dollars (KM 7, 28, 77), gold 250 dollars (KM 10, 48). One hopes she was paid a royalty.

Recorded mintage: 3,000.

Specification: 155.52 g, 0.999 fine silver, 65 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 28.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2020.

Link to:

• 1988 250 dollars, soccer, Franz Beckenbauer
• 1989 50 dollars, Olympic Games, rowing
• Pitcairn Islands 1989 250 dollars, Mutiny on the Bounty
• 1997 100 dollars, Princess Diana
• Coins and currency dated 1989