Fiji 1995 100 dollars

Goldberg sale 116, lot 1060

This specimen was lot 1060 in Goldberg sale 116 (Los Angeles, June 2020), where it sold for $630. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Fiji. 100 Dollars, 1995. Silver Jub[il]ee of independence. Choice Brilliant Proof." Sterling coinage was issued for the islands starting in 1934. Decimal conversion occurred in 1967-69, the same time as Britain. Fiji left the British Commonwealth in 1987 but rejoined in 1997.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.6 g, gold, 0.3420 ounce AGW.

Catalog reference: KM-98.

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 116: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2020.

Link to:

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