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Revision as of 09:40, 1 December 2025

Goldberg sale 112, lot 1673
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This specimen was lot 1673 in Goldberg sale 112 (Los Angeles, September 2019), where it sold for $372. The catalog description[1] noted, "Bahamas. 50 Dollars, 1973. Independence. Reverse: Two flamingos. Brilliant Proof." Numerous varieties (with and without fineness, with and without serial number) were manufactured to create artificial rarities.

Recorded mintage: 23,000 + 18,000 proofs.

Specification: 15.64 g, 0.500 fine gold, 29.2 mm diameter, 0.2515 ounce AGW.

Catalog reference: KM-48.

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 112: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2019.

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