Belize 1980-FM 100 dollars Fr-9

Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale, lot 73099

This specimen was lot 73099 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $192. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BELIZE. 100 Dollars, 1980. Franklin Mint. CHOICE PROOF. Floral series, orchids. A wonderful gold proof kept sealed within its original Franklin Mint envelope and housed in a custom folder made for the Franklin Mint's distribution efforts in Japan. A wholesome and handsome piece." The Franklin Mint issued a number of NCLT's for Belize in the late seventies and early eighties. For some reason, they used low purity gold so these often come with spotty toning.

Recorded mintage: 250 + 2,454 proofs.

Specification: 6.21 g, 0.500 fine gold, 0.100 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-9; KM-63.

Source:

• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.

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