Description
First National Coinage of Barbados Proof Set – 1973. Fine, Pristine, and As New. See all images. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Mint, 1973. First National Coinage of Barbados Proof Set, in gilt-stamped, satin-lined, blue leatherette case, eight proof coins with all original included ephemera: Certificate of Authenticity, Letter to Collector from William Krieg of The Franklin Mint, two-sided slip bearing account of the history of the First National Coinage of Barbados Proof Set – with design inspirations dating back to 1825 – and owner’s handling slip. See all images. The Ten-Dollar Seated Neptune coin is of .925 silver; the Five Dollar Shell Fountain coin is of .800 silver; the Two Dollar Staghorn Coral and Reef Fish coin is of cupro-nickel; the Flying Fish One Dollar coin is of cupro-nickel; the Morgan Lewis Sugar Mill twenty-five cent coin and the Flying Tern ten cents coins are also of cupro-nickel; the South Point Lighthouse coin is of brass; and the Broken Trident one-cent coin is of bronze. All 8 are described in more detail on the include history slip. Flawless and immaculate, throughout. Ships in stour protection, of course. LNUMIS
