Great Britain 2015 5 pounds Fr-568

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Stack's Bowers May 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 32490
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This specimen was lot 32490 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2024), where it sold for $3,840. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Platinum 5 Pounds Piefort, 2015. Llantrisant Mint. Elizabeth II. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Commemorating the queen as the longest-reigning British monarch. One of the first 25 struck, this nearly-flawless example is surpassed in the NGC census by just five other specimens."

Recorded mintage: 88.

Specification: 94.2 g, 0.999 fine platinum, 3.0286 troy oz APW.

Catalog reference: Fr-569 (formerly Fr-559), S-L43.

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, May 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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