Great Britain 2011 25 pounds KM-1218

Heritage sale 3067, part of lot 34435

This specimen was part of lot 34435 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $1,980. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Great Britain: Elizabeth II 3-Piece NGC-Certified gold Proof "London 2012 Olympics" Set 2011, includes: 1) "Apollo" 25 Pounds - PR70 Ultra Cameo, KM 1218; 2) "Juno" 25 Pounds - PR70 Ultra Cameo, KM 1219; 3) "Jupiter" 100 Pounds - PR70 Ultra Cameo, KM 1220. British Royal mint. An utterly flawless assemblage of golden Gems. Comes with the original case and COA #128. AGW 1.465 oz." The Olympics of 2012 was honored by a set of nine gold NCLT's featuring various Roman deities, including Apollo (shown here). As the Olympics have their origin in an ancient Greek festival, we don't know why the Roman names were used.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.51 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.250 troy oz AGW, 22 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 1218.

Source:

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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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Great Britain 2011 25 pounds KM-1218

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