Bahamas 1971 20 dollars
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This specimen was lot 72288 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $552. The catalog description[1] noted, "BAHAMAS. 20 Dollars, 1971. Arezzo Mint. Elizabeth II. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. A near-Perfect strike with incredible cameo details of waves crashing onto a lighthouse." The lighthouse reverse was used on several issues of this denomination. For 1971, varieties exist with (shown here) and without the fineness (KM 27).
Recorded mintage: 22,000 plus 1,250 proofs.
Specification: 7.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.2355 troy oz AGW (same standard as a British sovereign).
Catalog reference: Fr-9; KM-28.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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