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Gibraltar, 1999 Five Pounds, world's first Titanium coin. Subject: Millennium 2000, Choice Proof FDC scarce

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This 1999 Queen Elizabeth II, Gibraltar-Minted beauty is the world's first Titanium coin. Subject: Millennium 2000, Obverse: head with tiara right, Reverse: Sundial, digital face, candle and traditional clock face. Wight: 10 grams. Diameter: 36.1mm. Issued by the Pobjoy Mint UK, with a low mintage of 25,000 and a catalogue value of $85. Titanium is a strong, lightweight and corrosion-resistant metal; it is 45% lighter than steel with comparable strength, and twice as strong as aluminium. Titanium is used in military and in medical use titanium pins are used because of their non-reactive nature when contacting bone and flesh. Many surgical instruments, as well as body piercings are made of titanium. GRADE: Choice BU in Capsule, as Issued by the Pobjoy Mint UK.

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