Belize 1977-FM 100 dollars
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This specimen was lot 1019 in Goldberg sale 116 (Los Angeles, June 2020), where it sold for $228. The catalog description[1] noted, "Belize. 100 Dollars, 1977. Mayan God Kinich Ahau. Choice Brilliant Proof." This module was used by the Franklin mint to strike NCLT's for Belize 1976-85. Belize was formerly known as British Honduras. Great Britain expressed willingness to grant independence prior to 1981 but the English-speaking locals were nervous about occasional threats from Guatemala to invade and annex the territory.
Recorded mintage: 200 + 51 + 7,859 proofs.
Specification: 6.21 g, 0.500 fine gold, 0.0998 troy ounce AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-3; KM-53.
- 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 116: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2020.
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