Great Britain 1997 5 pounds KM-977

from the Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale, lot 40378

This specimen was lot 40378 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 5 Pounds, 1997. NGC PROOF-69 ULTRA CAMEO. Struck for the 50th (golden) wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip with a mintage of 2,574 pieces. Majestically cameoed with no spots, tone or haze over the surfaces." This commemorative was struck in copper-nickel (KM 977), silver (KM 977a) and gold (KM 977b, shown here).

Recorded mintage: copper-nickel: 1,733,000 plus proofs; silver: est. 70,000; gold: est. 2,750.

Specification: 39.94 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-451; S-4304; KM-977b.

Source:

• 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, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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