Great Britain 2020 5 pounds S-QBBSA8

Stack's Bowers November 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73841

This specimen was lot 73841 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. 5 Pounds, 2020. Llantrisant Mint. Elizabeth II. NGC MS-68. The Queen's Beasts: The White Lion of Mortimer. An inviting Gem, with an engaging stippled pattern behind the lion and a matte-like allure surrounding the queen." This, like many recent British NCLT's, is missing from the SCWC.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 62.20 g, 0.999 fine silver, 38.61 mm diameter, 2 troy oz ASW, designed by Jody Clark.

Catalog reference: S-QBBSA8, KM 1864 (copper-nickel), KM 1864a (2 oz silver).

Source:

• 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.
• ^[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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