AUCTION - Lunar Gold and Special Silver

Hello adze67--I'm sure leader-board is wrong on lot1 /lunar gold/

 

Lot 3 203

 

Lot 1 ... $204
Lot 2 ... $61
Lot 5 ... $377

 

Thanks mate and yes, good pick-up (Fixed ) *Apologies for the oversight...*

Ahoy, Welcome Aboard and thanks for the bids to Anniesilver (pushing the bid along for Lot 1 (I think (?)), only Lot that the bid amount matches ) ) and to kiona (moving to the front of the field for Lots 1, 2 & 5 (Lunars, Fiddies and the Explorers) )

Leader-Board

Lot 1 (Lunar Gold) – $204 / kiona
Lot 2 (Fiddies) – $61 / kiona
Lot 3 (Luckies) – $131 / brisbane-coins
Lot 4 (Libertads) – $90 / johnnyhann
Lot 5 (Explorers) – $377 / kiona

 

Thinking I might need to review the reserve for Lot 5
Cook Island uses New Zealand Dollars as it's currency (see here) and these coins are Legal Tender $50 coins
$1200NZD = $1094AUD (see here)
*Note - Due to QEII Sovereign Head on the coin denoting "Legal Tender"...waaaay more pretty than our "plastic" Fiddies *

 

Don't think you need to worry too much, found this on Wikipedia....
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Islands_dollar)

"A large number of commemorative non circulating collectors coins are also issued by the Cook Islands featuring an almost endless array of themes as the government has a contract in which a coin design can be commissioned and minted with the name "Cook Islands" and dollar units for a fee, making coinage a resource for extra revenue. Due to exchange schemes involving large stocks of non-circulating commemorative coins, mintages are regulated and not recognized or accepted as legal tender within the Cook Islands."

 

cook islands dollars never = new zealand dollars，only for comm coins，not same legal currency

such as marshall island，northern mariana dollar never = US dollars

or hutt river dollar not = australian dollar

 

378 for lot 5

 

Lot 1 $205

 

Lot 5 - $380

 

Thanks for the link/comments to kiona and Beyond (interesting thought experiment though, as to when and/or where does having Queen Libby's mug on a coin denote "Legal Tender" or not )
Nice to see the Franklin Mint sharing some good company

And from the "Franklin Mint" link above...*Selective underlining by me *

Welcome back and thanks for the bid to Beyond (raising the stakes for Lot 5 (the Explorers) ) and to brisbane-coins (re-staking the pole-position spot for Lot 5 (the Explorers) )

Ahoy, Welcome Aboard and thanks for the bid to BrissySilver (taking on the high-bid spot for Lot 1 (the Lunar Goldies) )

Auction Finish starting in just over 9 hours’ time

Leader-Board

Lot 1 (Lunar Gold) – $205 / BrissySilver
Lot 2 (Fiddies) – $61 / kiona
Lot 3 (Luckies) – $131 / brisbane-coins
Lot 4 (Libertads) – $90 / johnnyhann
Lot 5 (Explorers) – $378 / Beyond

 

Lot 2 $65
Lot 4 $91

 

lot 5 381

 

Lot 1 ... $206
Lot 2 ... $66
Lot 5 ... $382

 

Welcome back and thanks for the bids to PM (upping the ante for Lot 2 (the Fiddies) and regaining the front for Lot 4 (the Libertads) ), to Beyond (keeping the pressure on for Lot 5 (the Explorers) ) and to kiona (moving back to the front of the field for Lots 1, 2 & 5 (the Lunars, the Fiddies and the Explorers) )

Auction Finish starting in around 8 hours’ time

Leader-Board

Lot 1 (Lunar Gold) – $206 / kiona
Lot 2 (Fiddies) – $66 / kiona
Lot 3 (Luckies) – $131 / brisbane-coins
Lot 4 (Libertads) – $91 / PM
Lot 5 (Explorers) – $382 / kiona

 

Lot 2 67...

 

Lot 2 $70
Lot 3 $140

 

Ahoy, Welcome Aboard and thanks for the bid to just me (keeping the pressure on for Lot 2 (the Fiddies) )

Welcome back and thanks for the bids to andynoidea (re-staking the lead bids for Lots 2 & 3 (The Fiddies and the Luckies) )

Auction Finish starting in around 7 hours’ time

Leader-Board

Lot 1 (Lunar Gold) – $206 / kiona
Lot 2 (Fiddies) – $70 / andynoidea
Lot 3 (Luckies) – $140 / andynoidea
Lot 4 (Libertads) – $91 / PM
Lot 5 (Explorers) – $382 / kiona

 

385 lot5

 

Lot 5 .... $390