Great Britain 1977 25 pence

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 41856

This specimen was lot 41856 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $504. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 25 Pence, 1977. Llantrisant Mint. Elizabeth II. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo." This crown honored the silver jubilee of queen Elizabeth's reign. This example realized eighteen times the catalog value in proof. Soon after this issue, these large NCLT's were raised from 25 new pence (the value of the old crown) to five pounds.

Recorded mintage: 37,061,000 for circulation plus 194,000 copper-nickel proofs plus 377,000 silver proofs.

Specification: 28.28 g, copper-nickel, 38.6 mm diameter, or 28.28 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 920 (copper-nickel), KM-920a (sterling silver).

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
• 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, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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• 1975 5 new pence
• 1977 new penny
• Australia 1977 50 cents, silver jubilee of queen Elizabeth's reign
• Bermuda 1977 100 dollars, silver jubilee of queen Elizabeth's reign
• 1978 new penny
• 1978 50 new pence
• 1978 sovereign
• Coins and currency dated 1977