Great Britain 2020 500 pounds Fr-707

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Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 51127
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This specimen was lot 51127 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $1,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Silver 500 Pounds (Kilo), 2020. Llantrisant Mint. Elizabeth II. GEM PROOF. From the popular James Bond/007 series of commemorative issues, this massive specimen features the iconic Aston Martin DB5 with license plate BMT-216A. Immensely elegant and refined, with a great deal of argent frosting and mirrored brilliance in the fields. Housed in original box of issue, along with plate attesting to serial number (35) and certificate of authenticity." This, like many recent British NCLT's, is missing from the SCWC.

Recorded mintage: 70.

Specification: 1000 g, 0.999 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Fr-707, S-unlisted; 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, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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