Gibraltar 1989 5 sovereigns
This specimen was lot 72278 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $6,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "GIBRALTAR. 5 Sovereigns, 1989. Surrey (Pobjoy) Mint. Elizabeth II. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Mintage: 300. An amazing nearly-perfect example of the always popular "Una and the Lion" type faithfully rendered in the 5 Pounds denomination. This piece yields amazing contract and almost no evidence of haze, mark, or tone. A piece that should be much contested by anyone who loves the Una design." The semi-autonomous colony of Gibraltar has been captured by the Pobjoy Mint and used as a conduit for the issue of hundreds of NCLT on serious and frivolous topics.
Recorded mintage: est. 1,989.
Specification: 39.83 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-B1; KM-30.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Featuring the Richard Elliott Collection of Hooknecks, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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- Coins and currency dated 1989