View source for Belize 1975-FM 100 dollars

[[Image:Belize SB119-42324o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale, lot 42324]]
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This specimen was lot 42324 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $144. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "BELIZE. 100 Dollars, 1975-FM. PCGS PL-65 Gold Shield. A little hazy toning, being struck from 12 karat gold." This commemorative honored the thirtieth anniversary of the United Nations. It was the first hundred dollar coin struck for Belize, a denomination used extensively for commemoratives. 

''Recorded mintage:'' 100 (matte proof) + 2,028 (uncirculated) + 8,126 (proof), all Franklin mint.

''Specification:'' 6.21 g, 0.500 fine gold, 0.10 troy oz AGW.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-51. 

''[[Bibliography|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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, ''The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2018.

''Link to:''
* [[Belize 1975-FM cent|1975 cent]]
* [[Belize 1976-FM 100 dollars|1976 100 dollars, Mayan symbols]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1975]]
* return to coins of [[Belize]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale]]