British Virgin Islands 1985-FM 25 dollars

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Stack's Bowers October 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 70261
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This specimen was lot 70261 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $105. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. 25 Dollars, 1985-FM. Franklin Mint. PCGS PROOF-68 Deep Cameo. A brilliant Proof with hard mirrored fields and frosted cameo devices." This is another Non-Circulating Legal Tender coin issued and marketed by the Franklin mint on behalf of the British Virgin Islands before it withdrew from coinage operations in 1985.

Recorded mintage: 1,294.

Specification: 1.50 g, 0.500 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-18; KM-73.

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, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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