Great Britain 2014 5 pounds KM-1286

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Sincona sale 86, lot 1821

This specimen was lot 1821 in Sincona sale 86 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 3,000 CHF (about US$4,040 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Elizabeth II. 1952-2022. Proof 5 Pounds 2014, Royal Mint Llantrisant. Gold. Commemorating Queen Anne's 300th anniversary of death. NGC PF70 ULTRA CAMEO. With original box and certificate. No. 185 of 375 limited edition presentations."

Queen Anne's death in 1714 ended the Stuart dynasty and admitted the Hanoverians to the throne, from whom queen Elizabeth was descended.

Recorded mintage: 2,863 in silver plus 627 in gold plated silver plus 328 in gold.

Specification: 28.28 g, 0.925 fine silver, 38.61 mm diameter; 39.97 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 39.95 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1286 (silver), KM 1286a (gold), Hill F104. Spink L32.

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.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 86, SINCONA British Collection - Part 5, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
  • 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.

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