Great Britain 1980 5 pounds

Heritage sale 3076, lot 34106

This specimen was lot 34106 in Heritage sale 3076 (Long Beach, CA, September 2019), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Great Britain: Elizabeth II gold Proof 5 Pounds 1980 PR69 Deep Cameo PCGS." This type was struck 1980-84 for the bullion market. Later gold five pounds (such as KM 962) were struck as NCLT's.

Recorded mintage: 10,000 proofs.

Specification: 39.94 g, 0.917 fine gold, AGW 1.1775 oz.

Catalog reference: KM 924.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3076, featuring the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection and the James Mossman Collection of Canadian Coinage, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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