Great Britain 2000 50 pence KM-1004
The first specimen was lot 1224 in Goldberg's NY International sale 58 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $690. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain. Elizabeth II (1952-2022). Gold 50 Pence, 2000. Public Library. Head with tiara right. Rev. Open book above building. In original red case, Certificate of Authenticity #0465. Choice Gem Proof." This type was struck in 2000 as well as the regular Britannia reverse (KM 991). Only the gold issues (this one is not mentioned in the SCWC) ever appear in auction listings.
Recorded mintage: 11,263,000 plus 100,000 proofs plus 7,634 in silver plus 2,000 proofs in gold.
Specification: 8 g, copper-nickel, 27.3 mm diameter, or 8 g, 0.925 fine silver, or 15.50 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.4568 ounce AGW.
Catalog reference: KM 1004 (copper-nickel), KM 1004a (silver), KM 1004b (gold).
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg NY International 2023 Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.
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- 1998 50 pence, Britannia reverse
- 1998 50 pence, European Common Market
- 1998 50 pence, 50th anniversary of the National Health Service
- 2000 penny
- 2000 half sovereign
- 2000 sovereign
- 2000 2 pounds, "Britannia"
- 2000 gold 2 pounds
- 2000 5 pounds, 100th birthday of the queen mother
- 2002 50 pence
- 2003 50 pence, suffrage for women
- Coins and currency dated 2000