Other Bahamas Gold Coins
For other gold coins of the Bahamas, please see our main Bahamas page.

Technical Specifications

Denomination	Diameter	Weight	Fineness	Gold Content
$100	27.5	14.5400	.585	0.2735
$50	22.5	7.2700	.585	0.1367
$20	19.10	2.90000	.585	0.0545
$10	14.85	1.4500	.585	0.0272
Set of 4		26.16	.585	0.4919

Notes
AGW = Actual gold content weight in troy ounces.

Designs

Date	Denomination	Description
1973	$100	Coat of Arms, Serial Number at Left, Date at Right, Fineness .585 Below, KM 50.3
1973	$50	Lobster, KM 46
1973	$20	Four Flamingos, KM 44
1973	$10	Tobacco Dove, KM 41

Prices & Availability
Please telephone before ordering for current prices and availability.

Date	Denomination	Description	Grade	Mintage	Availability	Price £	Price $
1973	4 Coin Mint Set	Adoption of New Constitution	Uncirculated in Box	1,200	Sold	£675	$1,095
1973	$50	Adoption of New Constitution	Uncirculated	1,200	Sold	£195	$315

Other Notes
We believe that gold coins should be at least .900 fine gold (90%). Many of the Bahamas coins are of various lower finenesses, even within the same year. They are also made in numerous different diameters and weights. This is quite confusing for collectors, dealers and catalogues alike. Much of this boils down to marketing of new coins, if they can be made smaller, lighter, and with less gold, the costs can be held down, more coins sold, and bigger profits made. We disagree with this cynical policy of debasing the coins and denomination, but there is little we can do about it, we simply make a market in second-hand, and sometimes new coins. We have tried to give a simple but clear guide.
Conversely, some of the lower carat gold coins can and do make an impressive addition to a collection at modest prices in relation to their size.
The 1973 Bahamas gold coins in this set come into this category. Interestingly, the certificate which comes with this issue states its weight as 278 grains, a near obsolete and confusing measure, probably used because it makes the coin sound bigger and more impressive, possibly chosen in the hope that buyers will mistake this for grams. A grain is 1/20 of a gram, therefore this coin should weigh 13.9000 grams if the certificate is correct, but it is incorrect as the coin actually weighs more at 15.6448; we said that some of these specifications were confusing, it seems they manage to confuse their authors!

Postage & Packing
UK Registered Post (Special Delivery) £9 per order
EU Insured Post £10 per order
USA Airmail $10 per order
USA Insured Shipping by Fedex $40 per order

Bahamian Silver and Base Metal Coins
For silver and base metal coins of Bahamas, please look at our original Chard Coins website.

Coins Wanted
We make an active market in almost all world coins, gold or otherwise, including Bahamian gold coins. If you have any of these coins to sell, please contact us, or post them to us for appraisal and offer.