Trinidad and Tobago 1974-FM 10 dollars
This specimen was part of lot 78614 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $125. The catalog description[1] noted, "TRINIDAD & TOBAGO. Duo of Silver Denominations (2 Pieces), 1974-FM. Pennsylvania (Franklin) Mint. Both PCGS Certified. 1) 10 Dollars. PCGS PROOF-65 Deep Cameo. 2) 5 Dollars. PCGS PROOF-67 Deep Cameo." The ten dollars was struck 1973-75 in silver and copper-nickel and the five dollars was struck 1971-75 in silver and copper-nickel. A silver dollar and base metal minor coinage were included in the set, an early product of the Franklin Mint.
Recorded mintage: 3,632 in copper-nickel plus 21,000 in silver.
Specification: KM 24: 30 g, copper-nickel, 42 mm diameter; KM 24a: 35 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-24 (copper-nickel), KM 24a (silver).
- 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, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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