Great Britain 2008 sovereign
This specimen was lot 74172 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Sovereign, 2008. Llantrisant Mint. Elizabeth II. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo. An attractive, technically flawless Proof with hard mirrored fields and frosted cameo devices." Gold sovereigns have not circulated in commerce since the late 1920's. Those made since were sold to collectors and bullion speculators. This type, with the reverse designed by Benedetto Pistrucci for George III, was struck 1998-2008.
Recorded mintage: 75,000 plus 17,500 proofs.
Specification: 7.988 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.2357 troy oz AGW, 22.05 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-454; S-4430; KM-1002.
- 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, 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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