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* [[Great Britain 2006 20 pence|2006 20 pence, struck in silver]] | * [[Great Britain 2006 20 pence|2006 20 pence, struck in silver]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 2006 50 pence KM-991|2006 50 pence, struck in silver]] | * [[Great Britain 2006 50 pence KM-991|2006 50 pence, struck in silver]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 2006 50 pence KM-1057|2006 50 pence, 150th anniversary of the Victoria Cross, struck in gold]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 2006 pound|2006 gold pound, Egyptian Arch]] | * [[Great Britain 2006 pound|2006 gold pound, Egyptian Arch]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 2006 2 pounds KM-994|2006 2 pounds, struck in silver]] | * [[Great Britain 2006 2 pounds KM-994|2006 2 pounds, struck in silver]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:37, 7 December 2023
This specimen was lot 71549 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $720. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Sovereign, 2006. Llantrisant Mint. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo. A brilliant Proof with hard mirrored fields and frosted cameo devices." This type was struck 1998-2008, as a revival of the old sovereign struck in Victorian and Edwardian times. It was accompanied by a gold two pounds and five pounds, also not intended to circulate.
Recorded mintage: 16,000.
Specification: 7.99 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: S-SC4; Fr-454; KM-1002.
- 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, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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- 2005 sovereign
- 2006 Maundy penny
- 2006 Maundy tuppence
- 2006 Maundy threepence
- 2006 Maundy groat
- 2006 penny, struck in silver
- 2006 2 pence, struck in silver
- 2006 5 pence, struck in silver
- 2006 10 pence, struck in silver
- 2006 20 pence, struck in silver
- 2006 50 pence, struck in silver
- 2006 50 pence, 150th anniversary of the Victoria Cross, struck in gold
- 2006 gold pound, Egyptian Arch
- 2006 2 pounds, struck in silver
- 2006 2 pounds, St. George and the dragon
- 2006 5 pounds, St. George and the dragon
- 2006 5 pounds, queen's 80th Birthday
- 2007 sovereign
- Coins and currency dated 2006