Bahamas 1994 10 dollars

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Goldberg sale 103, lot 2300
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This specimen was lot 2300 in Goldberg sale 103 (Los Angeles, February 2018), where it sold for $352.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Bahamas. 10 Dollars, 1994. Golf - Hole in One. Only 2500 minted of this one year type. Tied for finest graded. NGC graded Proof 69." Another Non Circulating Legal Tender "hole in one" issue exists in a $20 denomination, weighing half an ounce. It is not difficult to surmise the demographic targeted by the perpetrators of this issue.

Recorded mintage: 2,500.

Specification: 7.78 g, 0.999 fine gold, .250 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-65; KM-156.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 100: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2017.

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