Bahamas 1972 100 dollars

Heritage sale 3094, lot 33249

courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 34384 in Heritage sale 3094 (Chicago, August 2021), where it sold for $2,280. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Bahamas: Elizabeth II gold Proof 100 Dollars 1972 PR67 Deep Cameo PCGS." This NCLT doesn't seem to commemorate anything other than the government's desire to sell gold to speculators.

Recorded mintage: 2,250 + 1,250 proofs.

Specification: 31.95 g, 0.917 fine gold, AGW 0.9419 oz.

Catalog reference: Fr-6, KM 37.

Source:

• 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, ANA WFOM World & Ancient Coins Platinum Night Signature Auction #3094, featuring the Cape Coral Collection, the WTR Collection and the Monaco Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.

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