Bahamas 1973-FM 10 dollars
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This specimen was lot 76180 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "BAHAMAS. 10 Dollars, 1973-FM. Pennsylvania (Franklin) Mint. Elizabeth II. PCGS PROOF-67 Deep Cameo. Struck to commemorate Independence Day on July 10th." As with many Franklin Mint issues, the proofs outnumber the "circulation" strikes. This silver NCLT accompanied a gold twenty and fifty dollars.
Recorded mintage: 28,000 plus 63,000 proofs.
Specification: 49.75 g, 0.925 fine silver, 50 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 42.
- 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, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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