Great Britain 2017 5 pounds Fr-642

Sincona sale 86, lot 1840

This specimen was lot 1840 in Sincona sale 86 (Zurich, October 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Elizabeth II. 1952-2022. Proof 5 Pounds 2017, Royal Mint Llantrisant. Platinum. Celebrating the Platinum Wedding Anniversary. Very rare. Only 125 pieces struck. NGC PF68 ULTRA CAMEO. With original box and certificate. No. 1 of 125 sets."

Recorded mintage: 125.

Specification: 94.19 g, platinum, this specimen 94.23 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-642 (piefort), Spink L58.

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.
• ^[1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 86, SINCONA British Collection - Part 5, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
• 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.

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