Wanted Dead or Alive: Jamaica 1976FM Matte Uncirculated 10 Dollars Coin

This coin is one of the type I love to collect, and the only unc. $10 coin I am missing from the Franklin mint series. the proof-like specimen was released in the uncirculated specimen sets of that year to the tune of some 1802 sets with some also released in single specimen PL form - another 500 pieces reports the Franklin mint.

But supposedly to legitimize the issue
There were coins struck and “released” to circulation, all of 27 specimens. As best as I can determine these were all sent to the Dank (pun intended) of Jamaica in Kingston sometime near issue. What then happened is an utter mystery as nobody on enquiry at BoJ or elsewhere seems to know what happened to them (or for that matter either the $5 mattes of that year or the 5 or $10 mattes of 1975 or 1977 which also had astoundingly low numbers minted).

Three other problems were that the value of the Jamaican dollar has gone on a free fall subsequent to that (now over 100 to the US Dollar), that it was very large at 45 mm., and that it had nearly ZERO intrinsic value of n that it was struck of copper-nickel - which was identical in composition to the PL specimen set coins but certainly less than the 1.27 ozs of net silver in the sterling silver proof issues.
I was able to some three years ago luck on to an eBay seller and got both the 1975 and 1977 matte uncirculated $10 coins (total for the two was paid $25 USD!!). And I did also get separately as I reported on these boards the 1984FM PL $10 coin and of course have all the others. But this matte 1976 Ten Dollar has eluded me. Has anyone reading these boards seen or heard of this coin? Numerous google and other searches over the years have turned up nought for me.

For reader interest I have posted the 1975FM matte, showing an angle shot as well that is a bit out of focus also but showing the matte finish a bit better:

 

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Interesting. The matte versions would look great, I have the sterling silver proofs
1974 Sir Henry Morgan
1975 Christopher Columbus
1976 Horatio Nelson

 

These are IMO best presented just as you got them, in proof. Rarity is of course the bit for these mattes and I am so glad they are not to everyone's taste.
I will say interest seems to be building in them as well though.