Great Britain 2016 2 pounds Fr-610

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Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 44752
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 44752 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 2 Pounds, 2016. Llantrisant Mint. PCGS PROOF-69 Deep Cameo Gold Shield. 1/2 Ounce Gold Proof. Commemorates the Great Fire of London, designed by Jody Clark. A brilliant Proof with hard mirrored fields and frosted cameo devices. Sold with certificate of authenticity #657."

Recorded mintage: 1,000.

Specification: 15.55 g, 0.999 fine gold, 0.50 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-610, S-K42, KM unlisted.

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, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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