Great Britain 1992 50 pence KM-963
This specimen was lot 21158 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $840. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 50 Pence, 1992. NGC PROOF-66 ULTRA CAMEO. KM-963b. Issued to commemorate the British presidency of the European Council of Ministers. The government thought this event was so important that this type was sold in copper-nickel, silver and gold (as here). Alluring as a heptagonal issue, with a tiny mark in the field above the queen's bust preventing a finer grade. 0.776 oz AGW."
Recorded mintage: KM 963 (copper-nickel): 109,000 + 100,000 proofs; KM 963a (silver) 35,000 proofs; KM 963b (gold) unknown.
Specification: KM 963 (13.50 g, copper-nickel, 30 mm diameter), KM 963a (.925 fine silver), KM 963b (26.32 g, 0.917 fine gold).
Catalog reference: KM 963 (copper-nickel), KM 963a (silver), KM 963b (gold) plus pieforts.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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 August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
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