Great Britain 2014 2 pounds KM-1267

Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 56878

This specimen was lot 56878 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $60. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Silver 2 Pounds, 2014. Elizabeth II. NGC MS-70 PROOFLIKE. Muled with the obverse die for the "Horse" Lunar year issue." In 1987, emulating the krugerrand, the maple leaf, the American gold eagle and other bullion coins, the Royal Mint introduced the Britannia program. Gold one, half, quarter and tenth ounce pieces were coined and marketed. Silver Britiannias were added later. To boost sales, the reverses were changed annually.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 31.21 g, 0.999 fine silver, 38.6 mm diameter, reeded edge, 1.000 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-1267.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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Great Britain 2014 2 pounds KM-1267

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