I have a nearly complete collection of The Bahamas $2 Flamingoes in Unc. and Proof, excepting only the 1975-77 FM mattes and the Royal Mint issued 1989 Unc. copper nickel $2 Flamingo. this has been designated with the KM# 66b. In 1989 they issued an Unc. set in plastic but this only went through $1, and the $2 of this year therefore seems as elusive as the mattes. The $2 is not included in any sets, and may be a bit of an orphan.There is a proof silver 1996 with an [ugly overall design] flamingo but it is not the traditional design from 1966 and therefore I do not count it. There was also of course the 1989 $2 proof but not counting that either. Interesting note: for some reason the Royal Mint went back and struck 1991 Uncirculated $2 flamingoes in a reduced size (34 mm) and weight, not in any sets. Why?
Update: I do not see evidence of a copper nickel uncirculated 1989 Bahamas 2 dollar silver piece. I did locate 1976 and 1977 FM pieces in matte unc. and think the '75 may not exist, but not suer of that.
I didn't find evidence of any business strikes for 1989 when I did my research on the Bahamas. I can also confirm that the 1981 proof is 34mm, like the 1991 coins, not 40mm as Krause states.
Ah yes, poor olde Krause, departed and missed, however many flaws. Have you seen matte versions of the 1975FM dollar, two dollars, five dollars? The 1976 and 1977 issues available but a bit scarce. I am also noting as I posted on these boards a while ago that I was able to find VIP Record proof set of 1966, which is most definitely NOT the usual currency coins sold and packaged as "Specimen" or "Proof" (which they decidedly are not). Here is another research bit [possibly?] for you: have you found any way to determine the mintage of the 1996 or 2000 seven coin specimen sets that included the 50c and dollar coins by the Royal Mint? In a more general question, as I have been completely unsuccessful in this, what are the mintage figures for the Royal Mint when it comes to foreign mint specimen and proof sets from the era of 1979 through 2014? These are a mystery to which I have not been able to solve.
