1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 2nd Portrait; Cook's Voyage

Features

Issuer	New Zealand
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	1969
Value	1 Dollar 1 NZD = USD 0.59
Currency	Dollar (1967-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	27.22 g
Diameter	38.74 mm
Thickness	3.07 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 12405
References	KM# 40.1-40.3, 40 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

200th anniversary of Lt. James Cook's Voyage

Obverse

Second crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around, date below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND
1969

Designer: Arnold Machin

Reverse

Right-facing portrait of Captain Cook to left of map of New Zealand with Captain Cook's ship Endeavour to right, legend above, denomination below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
COOK'S CHART
1769
JB
ONE DOLLAR

Designer: George James Berry

Edge

Plain with incuse legend

Lettering: COMMEMORATING COOK BI-CENTENARY 1769-1969

Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)

Comments

This coin was struck at the Royal Australian Mint and issued by the New Zealand Treasury. In total 500,000 coins were minted.

The Uncirculated coin was issued in a square Jewel Case with blue background. 400,000 copies were issued this way including the "No Hyphen" error estimated at 75,000 examples.

The Uncirculated Year Mint Set was issued in a plastic wallet with pink label and contained 50,000 copies of the coin.

The BU Specimen Year Mint Set was issued in a plastic wallet with blue label and contained 50,000 copies of the coin.

The Proof Year Set was issued in a plush black open case. (Described as Prooflike in some catalogues) Mintage unknown.

There are Varieties in size of the hyphen (wide & narrow) and in the space distance between the K and the B:

© The Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand

There also is another mistake in Krause. The missing I is not in BI-CENTENARY but in COMMEMORATING:

© The Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand

This coin was also issued in a non-official PNC by Nuphil Associates Ltd with two other PNCs (a 50c and a Franklin Mint silver medallion). Of note is that each PNC had the Receipt for Registered Mail supplied with the item.

The Franklin Mint medallion PNC

The Receipt for Registered Mail.

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Date	Mintage	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1969	50 000				$ 2.90	KM#40.1; BU Specimen (blue label)	6%
1969	325 000	$ 4.20	$ 4.20	$ 4.20	$ 4.20	KM#40.1; Plastic Case	79%
1969					$ 4.00	KM#40.1; Prooflike	11%
1969	50 000				$ 7.60	KM#40.1; UNC Year Set (pink label)	4%
1969	75 000				$ 5.80	KM#40.2; Plastic Case (no hyphen in edge inscription BI-CENTENARY)	7%
1969						KM#40.3; (no I in edge inscription COMMEMORATING)	0.7%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 126 Lot 1477	18 May 2024	Undetermined	UNC	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 106 Lot 682	27 Dec 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 5.81 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 106 Lot 681	27 Dec 2023	Undetermined	UNC	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 92 Lot 1860	15 Aug 2023	Undetermined	UNC	Unsold
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