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This specimen was lot 73833 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $80. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]]. Gilt Silver Bimetallic 2 Pounds, 2015. Llantrisant Mint. Elizabeth II. NGC PROOF-68 Ultra Cameo. Commemorating the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta. Extremely vibrant and alluring, with immense frosting upon the devices and mirroring in the fields." | This specimen was lot 73833 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $80. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]]. Gilt Silver Bimetallic 2 Pounds, 2015. Llantrisant Mint. Elizabeth II. NGC PROOF-68 Ultra Cameo. Commemorating the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta. Extremely vibrant and alluring, with immense frosting upon the devices and mirroring in the fields." | ||
Revision as of 15:58, 21 December 2023
This specimen was lot 73833 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. Gilt Silver Bimetallic 2 Pounds, 2015. Llantrisant Mint. Elizabeth II. NGC PROOF-68 Ultra Cameo. Commemorating the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta. Extremely vibrant and alluring, with immense frosting upon the devices and mirroring in the fields."
Recorded mintage: 434 in gold.
Specification: 12 g, bimetallic (copper-nickel center in a nickel-brass ring), 28.4 mm diameter. The gold version is 15.97 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.4707 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: S-K36, KM unlisted.
- 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.
- 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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