British Virgin Islands 1979-FM 100 dollars

Steve Album sale 38, lot 1873

This specimen was lot 1873 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $595. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Elizabeth II, 1953-, AV 100 dollars, 1979-FM, Sir Francis Drake, mintage of only 3,216 coins, NGC graded PF70 UC, S." This product of the Franklin mint honors explorer and part-time pirate Sir Francis Drake.

Recorded mintage: 3,216 proofs.

Specification: 7.10 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM-25.

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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

• 1978-FM 100 dollars, queen's coronation jubilee
• British Virgin Islands 1980 100 dollars, the Golden Hind
• Coins and currency dated 1979