Great Britain 1999 5 pounds KM-1006

Heritage sale 3073, lot 31302

This specimen was lot 31302 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Elizabeth II gold Proof 'Millennium' 5 Pounds 1999 PR65 Ultra Cameo NGC. Commemorating the Millennium. Beautifully colored a deep copper-gold, dazzling mirror fields with richly frosted devices. AGW 1.1775." This type, struck to cash in on the millennium frenzy of 1999-2000, was issued in multiple formats of which we show the gold version here.

Recorded mintage: KM 1006: 396,000 + proofs; KM 1006a: 75,000 + proofs; KM 1006b: 2,500; KM 1006c: 15,000 proofs.

Specification: KM 1006, copper nickel; KM 1006a, sterling silver; KM 1006b, 39.94 g, .917 fine gold, 38.6 mm diameter; KM 1006c, .999 silver.

Catalog reference: KM 1006, S-4552.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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