Jamaica 1975-FM 100 dollars

Goldberg sale 72, lot 500

This specimen was lot 5040 in Goldberg sale 72 (Los Angeles, February 2013), where it sold for $380. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Jamaica. 100 Dollars, 1975. Christopher Columbus. In original sealed cachet. Choice Brilliant Proof." This is another Non-Circulating Legal Tender coin issued and marketed by the Franklin mint on behalf of Jamaica before it withdrew from coinage operations in 1985.

Recorded mintage: 10,000 uncirculated plus 21,000 proofs.

Specification: 7.83 g, 0.900 fine gold, .226 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: 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]Ira and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg sale 72: The Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles, CA: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.

Link to:

• Jamaica 1972 10 dollars
• Jamaica 1975 cent
• British Virgin Islands 1975-FM 100 dollars
• Guyana 1976-FM 100 dollars
• 1976-FM 100 dollars, Horatio Nelson
• Coins and currency dated 1975
• return to coins of Jamaica