Situated 250 miles from Tonga, the Republic of Minerva was conceived by a wealthy Nevada real estate mogul. According to the mogul, his organization, the Ocean Life Research Foundation, had raised $100 million to create a utopian society on Pacific reefs. His plan was to create a micro-nation without taxes, welfare or economic intervention, that lived chiefly off of tourism and fishing. In 1971, Minerva’s construction began by bringing barges of sand to the reefs to raise them out of the ocean. During a conference of neighboring states in which the mogul declared his intentions, Tonga had issued a claim over the land. At that point, the organization ignored the territorial claims to Minerva, and issued a declaration of independence, created a coin currency for this new nation, and launched into an experiment in nation building.

NIUE COINS
NIUE CURRENCY || NIUE STAMPS
Obverse Reverse Prefix Inv  Num Date Country Denom Topic Comments Fineness ASW Metal KM Loc. Grade  Value $ 
FC 28558 2000 NIUE 1 Dollar Snoopy, Peanuts Elizabeth II     Copper-Nickel 115   Bril. Uncirculated $10.00
FC 21094
2013 NIUE 2 Dollars Scottsdale Silver 0.999 1.0000 Silver 890   Proof $35.00
FC 28668
2017 NIUE 2 Dollars Greek Owl Elizabeth II 0.999 1.0000 Silver     MS-65 $30.00
FC 28669
2018 NIUE 2 Dollars Two Dragons Elizabeth II 0.999 1.0000 Silver     MS-65 $28.00
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30011
 2018 NIUE 2 Dollars Two Dragons Elizabeth II 0.999 1.0000 Silver     Bril. Uncirculated $25.00
FC
 34532
 2022 NIUE 2 Dollars Star Wars Rebel Alliance Logo Public Seal of Niue 0.999 1.0000 Silver   Prooflike $30.00
    FC 20620
1987 NIUE 5 Dollars Tennis Steffi Graf Copper-Nickel 5   Bril. Uncirculated $9.00
    FC 29419 1987 NIUE 5 Dollars Tennis, Boris Becker Olympics     Copper-Nickel 1   Bril. Uncirculated $7.00
    FC 19833
 1989 NIUE 5 Dollars Douglas MacArthur Copper-Nickel 22   MS-65 $7.00
    FC 24991
 1989 NIUE 5 Dollars Douglas MacArthur   Copper-Nickel 22   Bril. Uncirculated $6.00
    FC 24992
 1989 NIUE 5 Dollars Douglas MacArthur Copper-Nickel 22   Bril. Uncirculated $6.00
    FC 19834 1990 NIUE 5 Dollars Dwight Eisenhower Copper-Nickel 29   MS-65 $9.00
    FC 24993
 1990 NIUE 5 Dollars Dwight Eisenhower Copper-Nickel 29   Bril. Uncirculated $7.00
    FC 19835
 1990 NIUE 5 Dollars George Patton Copper-Nickel 31   MS-65 $9.00
    FC 24994
1990 NIUE 5 Dollars George Patton     Copper-Nickel 31   Bril. Uncirculated $7.00
    FC 26158
1990 NIUE 5 Dollars Admiral William Halsey National Arms     Copper-Nickel 33   Bril. Uncirculated $7.00
    FC 21281
 1990 NIUE 5 Dollars Franklin Delano Roosevelt     Copper-Nickel 35   Bril. Uncirculated $7.00
    FC 21282
 1990 NIUE 5 Dollars Winston Churchill     Copper-Nickel 37   Bril. Uncirculated $7.00
21 FCS 32529 2016 NIUE One Coin Proof $1.00 Angel of Life In Deluxe Packaging With Box 1.00 Silver   21 Proof $70.00
21 FCS 32530 2016 NIUE One Coin Proof $1.00 Angel of Life In Deluxe Packaging With Box 1.00 Silver   21 Proof $70.00
21 FCS 32531 2014 NIUE One Coin Proof $2.00 Angel of Life In Deluxe Packaging With Box 1.00 Silver   21 Proof $75.00
Date of last update: 10/19/2022