Belize 1978-FM 25 dollars

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 70143

This specimen was lot 70143 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $60. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BELIZE. 25 Dollars, 1978-FM. Franklin Mint. PCGS PROOFLIKE-66 Gold Shield. Commemorating the queen's 25 year jubilee. A stunningly brilliant coin with flashy, reflective fields. Tied with just one other example as the finest graded in the PCGS census." This is another Non-Circulating Legal Tender coin issued and marketed by the Franklin mint on behalf of Belize before it withdrew from coinage operations in 1985.

Recorded mintage: 352 + 8,438 proofs.

Specification: 27.81 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-54.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

• Barbados 1978-FM 25 dollars, the queen's 25 year jubilee
• 1978 100 dollars, Itzamna
• 1978 250 dollars, Jaguar
• Coins and currency dated 1978