Great Britain 2014 500 pounds KM-1329

from the Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 7378

This specimen was lot 7378 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 500 Pounds, 2014. Llantrisant Mint. Elizabeth II. NGC MATTE PROOF-69. This kilo-sized issue was made to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I. The matte proof striking makes the somber scene of British soldiers on the Western Front especially melancholy. A haunting and tastefully executed piece, also including a hardwood presentation case. One of the first 75 struck." This is one of an extensive series of NCLT's marking the centennial of World War One. Many are missing from the SCWC.

Recorded mintage: 165.

Specification: 1000 g, 0.999 fine silver, 100 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: S-WW50; KM-1329.

Source:

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 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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Great Britain 2014 500 pounds KM-1329

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