Great Britain 2020 100 pounds Fr-499b

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Goldberg Sale 139, lot 1722
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This specimen was lot 1722 in Goldberg Sale 139 (Los Angeles, June 2024), where it sold for $1,170. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain. Platinum 100 Pounds, 2020. One Ounce. Elizabeth II. Reverse: Britannia standing. Pop 4; None Finer at PCGS. PCGS graded MS-69." This issue of the Britannia series is mentioned in Friedberg but not in the SCWC, which lists no issues after 2017. Per Friedberg, this type was struck in gold and platinum 2013-23 altho it is probable the reverse is changed every year.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 31.10 g, 0.9995 fine platinum, 32.69 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 1695, Fr-499b, S-BQ20.

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.
  • [1]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 139: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, featuring the Peh Family Collection, Part II, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2024.

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