Bahamas 1972 20 dollars

Stephen Album sale 43, lot 1481

This specimen was lot 1481 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BAHAMAS: Elizabeth II, 1952-, AV 20 dollars, 1972, Lighthouse, Proof." This NCLT doesn't seem to commemorate anything other than the government's desire to sell gold to speculators.

Recorded mintage: 10,000 plus 1,250 proofs.

Specification: 6.48 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM-35.

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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 43, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

Link to:

• 1971 20 dollars
• 1972 10 dollars
• 1972 50 dollars, Santa Maria
• 1972 100 dollars
• Bahamas 1973 20 dollars independence, all varieties
• Coins and currency dated 1972