British Virgin Islands 1978-FM 100 dollars

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Stack's Bowers September 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73384
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This specimen was lot 73384 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $552. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. 100 Dollars, 1978-FM. Franklin Mint. Elizabeth II. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Struck for the Coronation Jubilee. A brilliant Proof with mirrored fields and frosted raised devices." This product of the Franklin mint honors the 25th year of queen Elizabeth's reign.

Recorded mintage: 5,772 proofs.

Specification: 7.1 g, 0.900 fine gold, 24 mm diameter, 0.2054 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-4; KM-23.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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