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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 1268237, member: 15445&quot;]This weekend I purchased this 1966 coin set.&nbsp; According to the packaging, it was originally issued by the government of the Bahamas.&nbsp; There is a 3” x 5” card included which makes the following statement:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>These coins have been specially selected for quality at the time of manufacture by the Royal Mint in London.&nbsp; While discoloration from tarnishing may eventually occur, it does not affect the value of the coins and therefore, substitutions of replacements cannot be made - Ministry of Finance</i></p><p><br /></p><p>The silver coins are the 50-cent, 1-dollar, 2-dollar, and 5 dollar coins.&nbsp; These total 2.8721 ounces of silver.&nbsp; The dealer simply multiplied 2.8721 x $41 to come up with his sale pricefor the set.&nbsp; I believe silver is down today but it was $41.50 on this last weekend. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don’t know if the silver coins ever really circulated in the Bahamas.&nbsp; I am certain that the lower denomination coins (25 cent through 1 cent) have circulated on the islands at par with the US coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have any other coin sets from the Bahamas, please post them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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