Great Britain 2018 5 pounds KM-1590

Stack's Bowers November 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73839

This specimen was lot 73839 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 5 Pounds, 2018. Llantrisant Mint. Elizabeth II. NGC MS-68. The Queen's Beasts: The Black Bull of Clarence. A marvelous example, with a matte-like nature to the fields surrounding the portrait of the queen."

Recorded mintage: KM 1589: 17,763; KM 1590: unknown.

Specification: KM 1589: 28.28 g, copper-nickel, 38.61 mm diameter; KM 1590: 62.20 g, 0.999 fine silver, 2 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: copper-nickel version: KM 1589, S-QBCC4; 2 oz version: KM 1590, S-QBCSB4.

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, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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