Great Britain 2000 1/2 sovereign

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Goldberg sale 116, lot 1116
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This specimen was lot 1116 in Goldberg sale 116 (Los Angeles, June 2020), where it sold for $276. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 2000. Millennium. In original presentation case. Choice Brilliant Proof." This type was struck 1998-2008.

Recorded mintage: 145,542 + proofs.

Specification: 3.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.1176 ounce.

Catalog reference: KM-1001, Fr-455.

Source:

  • Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
  • 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 116: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2020.

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