Belize 1981-FM 100 dollars

Goldberg sale 103, lot 2304

This specimen was lot 2304 in Goldberg sale 103 (Los Angeles, February 2018), where it sold for $199.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Belize. 100 Dollars, 1981. Yellow Swallowtail Butterfly. Only 1,658 Proofs struck of this five-sided planchet. In original first day of minting cachet. Gem Brilliant Proof." 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: 200 + 1,658 proofs.

Specification: 6.21 g, 0.500 fine gold, .100 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-11; KM-67.

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 103: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.

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