Great Britain 2008 5 pounds KM-1103
The first specimen was lot 21160 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 5 Pounds, 2008. PCGS PROOF-69 DEEP CAMEO Secure Holder. Struck in commemoration of Prince Charles' 60th Birthday. Essentially flawless with superb cameo contrast. Unlisted in gold (only copper-nickel and silver) in the Standard Catalog of World Coins." The second specimen was lot 72487 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[2] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 5 Pounds, 2008. Llantrisant Mint. Elizabeth II, with Charles III. PCGS PROOF-70 Deep Cameo. Celebrating the 60th birthday of the then-Prince of Wales, this flawless specimen presents a bit of a glimpse into what the now-King's coinage would look like, save for his head facing right rather than left."
Recorded mintage: KM 1103 (copper-nickel): 500,000 + proofs: KM 1103a (silver): 10,398 proofs plus an unknown number of gold proofs.
Specification: KM 1103 (copper-nickel), KM 1103a (28.28 g, 0.925 fine silver, 38.6 mm diameter), gold proof unlisted but typically 39.94 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: S-4564; KM 1103 (copper-nickel), 1103a (silver), gold proof unlisted.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- 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.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Featuring the Richard Elliott Collection of Hooknecks, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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