#16 1976 $100 PROOF GOLD COIN OF THE COOK ISLANDS + Start Price USD 399.99 Current Price USD 399.99 Time Left 12 days 4 hours 3 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, September 21, 2008 End Time Monday, January 19, 2009 Location Tennessee See more about '#16 1976 $100 PROOF GOLD COIN OF THE COOK ISLANDS +' Description WE HAVE BEEN SELLING ON LINE SINCE 1998 WITH OVER 7,500 POSTIVE FEEDBACKS   1976     ONE HUNDRED PROOF     GOLD COIN OF THE COOK ISLANDS SPECIAL SEALED CERTIFIED FIRST DAY OF MINTING CACHET  BY THE FRANKLIN MINT     1976 ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR GOLD COIN  OF THE COOK ISLANDS 9.60 GRAMS----900/1000 FINE GOLD     During the height of the American Revolution, when Benjamin Franklin was American minister to France, the great English explorer Captain James Cook was returning from his final voyage of discovery. Aware of the importance of the voyage, Franklin wrote a letter addressed to all American naval commanders guaranteeing the safe passage of Cook's ship the Resolution as it approached European waters. This enlightened act inspired the design of The 1976 One Hundred Dollar Coin of the Cook Islands the first gold coin ever to bear a portrait of Benjamin Franklin.     Original portraits of both Franklin and Captain Cook by the world-famous artist James Berry; O.B.E. appear on one side of the coin. The other side bears the classic Arnold Machin portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.   This One Hundred Dollar Cold Coin is an official monetary coin and can be spent at face value in the islands. It contains 9.60 grams of 900/1000 fine gold and was minted with a full Proof finish.     Issued in its special sealed cachet, this coin is a certified First Day of Minting Proof struck on August 19, 1976.     Proofs of this gold coin were minted in strictly limited edition by The Franklin Mint. No other Proofs of this coin will ever be minted.   WANT TO SEE MORE??? CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW AND VISIT OUR EBAY STORE AT: FREDDIES COINS AND DELLAS DOLLS    WE CARRY GOLD COINS, SILVER COINS, PROOF SETS, STATE QUARTERS, FIRST SPOUSE GOLD COINS, BUFFALO GOLD COINS, SILVER DOLLARS, AMERICAN EAGLES, BULK SILVER COINS, AND MANY OTHER U. S. AND FOREIGN COINS.    Tennessee residents must add  9.50% sales tax    ALL SALES ARE FINAL-NO RETURNS   NGC AND PCGS GRADED COINS ARE SOLD AS IS   We ship by USPS Mail To U. S. Zip Codes only     INSURANCE IS OPTIONAL AND EXTRA   If you have any questions, call--1-800-234-5450--before you buy, if not, we assume you understand and agree to our terms & conditions. Accepted payment will be by: PAYPAL  THANKS FOR VISITING OUR SALE BE SURE AND CHECK OUT ALL OF OUR OTHER COINS QUESTIONS? PLEASE E-MAIL-------FBall4300@aol.com WE ARE A GOLD POWER SELLER    WE HAVE BEEN AN EBAY DEALER SINCE 1998    CHECK OUR 99.9% RATIO OF POSITIVE 7,000 FEEDBACKS   BUY WITH CONFIDENCE   WE HAVE BEEN PAYPAL VERIFIED SINCE 2000 Pay me securely with any major credit card through PayPal! Place a Bid!