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5 CENTS 1979 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS * EXTREMELY RARE !! 680 PCS. R3 !! UNC CuNi

$ 5.28

Availability: 96 in stock
  • Year: 1979
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Virgin Islands, British
  • Denomination: 5 Cents
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • KM Number: 2

    Description

    ELIZABETH II · BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ·
    5 CENTS 1979 ·SET ISSUE
    A VERY RARE NUMISMATIC VALUE !! *** RARITY DEGREE: R3 !! * 601-3.000 PCS. * MINTAGE: 680 PCS.
    DESCRIPTION:
    Krause: KM # 2
    Country: British Virgin Islands
    Denomination: 5 cents (0.05 USD dollar since 1785)
    Year: 1979
    Issue: 1973-1984
    Period: Queen Elizabeth II (1952 - 2022)
    Type of coins: Non circulation coins
    Alloy: copper-nickel
    Smooth edge
    Weight: 3 g
    Diameter: 19.5 mm
    Thickness: 1.32 mm
    *** LEGEND:
    Obverse:
    ELIZABETH THE SECOND ··· BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1979
    Reverse:
    5 CENTS FM GR
    Designers:
    Obverse: Arnold Machin Reverse: Gilroy Roberts
    Mintage: 680 copies !!
    Mint: FM The Franklin Mint, Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States of America (since 1964)
    *** CONDITION: UNC * the coin shown in the photos. The minimum air raid on the obverse side. Mechanically flawless. A very well preserved coin.
    *** CURIOSITIES: THESE COINS WERE ISSUED IS SETS ONLY. An interesting fact is that proof varieties are more popular, and that proof is imprinted in silver, also. COPPER-NICKEL PROOF VARIETIES ARE VALUED AT ABOUT $ 300 USD IN GRADING (MINTAGE IS OVER 5,000, SO HOW TO COMPARE NICKEL AND SILVER VARIETY) ...
    WELCOME TO A BIDDING WITHOUT MINIMUM PRICE !!!