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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 26608655, member: 10461"]<b><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Bermuda: 1997 gold 60-dollars, "Bermuda Triangle", wreck of the Sea Venture</font></font></b></b></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">NGC PR67 Ultra Cameo. <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/2900739-001/67/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/2900739-001/67/" rel="nofollow">Cert. #2900739-001</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://en.numista.com/15329" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/15329" rel="nofollow">Numista-15329</a>, <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/bermuda-60-dollars-km-102-1997-cuid-1047608-duid-1309408" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/bermuda-60-dollars-km-102-1997-cuid-1047608-duid-1309408" rel="nofollow">Krause-Mishler-102</a>, Friedberg-31.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">.999 gold. 1.0114 oz. Diameter: 35 mm (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuleaux_triangle" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuleaux_triangle" rel="nofollow">Reuleaux</a> triangle). Weight: 31.48 g. Mintage: 1,500.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">It's a "Bermuda Triangle". Get the visual pun there? This design won Best Gold Coin at the 1997 Coin of the Year (COTY) awards. It portrays the wreck of the ship <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Venture" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Venture" rel="nofollow"><i>Sea Venture</i></a>, which sank in a 1609 storm at Bermuda on its way to the Jamestown colony in Virginia. This shipwreck is thought to have inspired Shakespeare's 1611 play, <i>The Tempest</i>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">I purchased this coin raw in the original mint case for not much more than the gold spot price at the time. When I submitted it to NGC I had them professionally conserve it to remove a few tiny carbon spots. That operation was a complete success. I figured this piece was a good way to set aside some gold bullion in a more interesting format than a typical bullion coin. It was appealing because of the deep, frosty proof contrast, the relatively lower mintage, and the unusual shape. Furthermore, it has slightly more than a full ounce of gold in it. </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">I affectionately refer to this as "My Gold Guitar Pick", though it's much larger than a guitar pick. </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Ex-"<a href="https://forums.collectors.com/profile/coinnerd" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://forums.collectors.com/profile/coinnerd" rel="nofollow">coinnerd</a>", via private sale on the Collectors Universe Buy/Sell/Trade forum, 26 April 2023.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1696138[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1696139[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1696140[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1696141[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1696142[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><span style="color: #ffffff"><font size="5">228000</font></span></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 26608655, member: 10461"][B][B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Bermuda: 1997 gold 60-dollars, "Bermuda Triangle", wreck of the Sea Venture[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/B] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]NGC PR67 Ultra Cameo. [URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/2900739-001/67/']Cert. #2900739-001[/URL]. [URL='https://en.numista.com/15329']Numista-15329[/URL], [URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/bermuda-60-dollars-km-102-1997-cuid-1047608-duid-1309408']Krause-Mishler-102[/URL], Friedberg-31. .999 gold. 1.0114 oz. Diameter: 35 mm ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuleaux_triangle']Reuleaux[/URL] triangle). Weight: 31.48 g. Mintage: 1,500. It's a "Bermuda Triangle". Get the visual pun there? This design won Best Gold Coin at the 1997 Coin of the Year (COTY) awards. It portrays the wreck of the ship [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Venture'][I]Sea Venture[/I][/URL], which sank in a 1609 storm at Bermuda on its way to the Jamestown colony in Virginia. This shipwreck is thought to have inspired Shakespeare's 1611 play, [I]The Tempest[/I]. I purchased this coin raw in the original mint case for not much more than the gold spot price at the time. When I submitted it to NGC I had them professionally conserve it to remove a few tiny carbon spots. That operation was a complete success. I figured this piece was a good way to set aside some gold bullion in a more interesting format than a typical bullion coin. It was appealing because of the deep, frosty proof contrast, the relatively lower mintage, and the unusual shape. Furthermore, it has slightly more than a full ounce of gold in it. I affectionately refer to this as "My Gold Guitar Pick", though it's much larger than a guitar pick. Ex-"[URL='https://forums.collectors.com/profile/coinnerd']coinnerd[/URL]", via private sale on the Collectors Universe Buy/Sell/Trade forum, 26 April 2023. [ATTACH=full]1696138[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1696139[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1696140[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1696141[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1696142[/ATTACH] [/SIZE] [COLOR=#ffffff][SIZE=5]228000[/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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