Great Britain 1988 1/2 sovereign

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from the Stack's Bowers 2018 Collector's Choice sale, lot 70757
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This specimen was lot 70757 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2018), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Sovereign, 1988. PCGS PROOF-69 DEEP CAMEO Secure Holder. Brilliant with hard mirror fields and frosted cameo devices." This type of 1985-97 was not made in large numbers but these were sold to investors and collectors and not issued for circulation. Cleaned and damaged specimens are likely ex-jewelry.

Recorded mintage: est. 23,000 proofs.

Specification: 3.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, .1176 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-425; S-4276; KM-942.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The May 2018 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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