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| − | This specimen was part of lot 33168 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Elizabeth II gold 4-Piece PCGS-Certified 'First Strike' Proof Set 2012, 1) 1/4 Sovereign - PR70 Deep Cameo PCGS, KM 1205. 1.67 g; 2) 1/2 Sovereign - PR70 Deep Cameo PCGS, KM 1206. 3.99 g; 3) Sovereign - PR70 Deep Cameo PCGS, KM 1207. 6.67 g; 4) 2 Pound - PR70 Deep Cameo PCGS, KM 1208. 14.63 g; An attractive set of this single-year design type. AGW .951 Oz." The Royal mint interrupted its issue of gold half sovereigns with the Pistrucci reverse (KM 1001.1) for this type featuring a modernistic reverse of St. George spearing the dragon. It must have offended the traditionalists as the old type was resumed in 2013. | + | This specimen was part of lot 33168 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Elizabeth II gold 4-Piece PCGS-Certified 'First Strike' Proof Set 2012, 1) 1/4 Sovereign - PR70 Deep Cameo PCGS, KM 1205. 1.67 g; 2) 1/2 Sovereign - PR70 Deep Cameo PCGS, KM 1206. 3.99 g; 3) Sovereign - PR70 Deep Cameo PCGS, KM 1207. 6.67 g; 4) 2 Pound - PR70 Deep Cameo PCGS, KM 1208. 14.63 g; An attractive set of this single-year design type. AGW .951 Oz." The Royal mint interrupted its issue of gold half sovereigns with the Pistrucci reverse ([[Great Britain 2013 1/2 sovereign|KM 1001.1]]) for this type featuring a modernistic reverse of St. George spearing the dragon. It must have offended the traditionalists as the old type was resumed in 2013. |
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* [[Great Britain 2012 500 pounds KM-1235|2012 500 pounds, London Olympics, 1 kg silver]] | * [[Great Britain 2012 500 pounds KM-1235|2012 500 pounds, London Olympics, 1 kg silver]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 2012 1000 pounds KM-1263|2012 1000 pounds, 60th anniversary of reign, 1 kg gold]] | * [[Great Britain 2012 1000 pounds KM-1263|2012 1000 pounds, 60th anniversary of reign, 1 kg gold]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 2013 1/2 sovereign|2013 half sovereign]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 2012]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 2012]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Great Britain]] | * return to coins of [[Great Britain]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3064]] | [[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3064]] | ||
Revision as of 15:36, 16 November 2023
This specimen was part of lot 33168 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Elizabeth II gold 4-Piece PCGS-Certified 'First Strike' Proof Set 2012, 1) 1/4 Sovereign - PR70 Deep Cameo PCGS, KM 1205. 1.67 g; 2) 1/2 Sovereign - PR70 Deep Cameo PCGS, KM 1206. 3.99 g; 3) Sovereign - PR70 Deep Cameo PCGS, KM 1207. 6.67 g; 4) 2 Pound - PR70 Deep Cameo PCGS, KM 1208. 14.63 g; An attractive set of this single-year design type. AGW .951 Oz." The Royal mint interrupted its issue of gold half sovereigns with the Pistrucci reverse (KM 1001.1) for this type featuring a modernistic reverse of St. George spearing the dragon. It must have offended the traditionalists as the old type was resumed in 2013.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, 19.3 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-1206.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- 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.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, and Warren Tucker, Heritage Signature Auction 3035, World and Ancient Coins, featuring the FoxLair Collection and the Law Collection, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.
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- 2005 half sovereign
- 2010 2 pounds
- 2012 penny
- 2012 2 pence
- 2012 5 pence
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- 2012 quarter sovereign
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- 2012 500 pounds, London Olympics, 1 kg silver
- 2012 1000 pounds, 60th anniversary of reign, 1 kg gold
- 2013 half sovereign
- Coins and currency dated 2012
- return to coins of Great Britain