Great Britain 2010 5 pounds KM 1003.1

from Heritage sale 3098, lot 33912

This specimen was lot 33912 in Heritage sale 3098 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $2,520. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Great Britain: Elizabeth II gold Proof 5 Pounds 2010 PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC. A gem, bearing Ultra Cameo fields and near-pristine surfaces." This type was struck 1999-2015 as a revival of the old five pounds struck in Victorian and Edwardian times. It was accompanied by a gold sovereign and two pounds, also not intended to circulate.

Recorded mintage: 1,000 plus 2,000 proofs.

Specification: 39.94 g, 0.917 fine gold, 36 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 1003.1, Fr-452.

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.
• 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, NYINC World Coins Signature Auction 3098, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.

Link to:

• 2007 5 pounds, St. George slaying the dragon
• 2010 penny
• 2010 50 pence, 100th anniversary of Girl Guides, struck in gold
• 2010 sovereign
• 2010 2 pound, bimetallic
• 2010 5 pounds, Olympic runners
• 2010 25 pounds, London Olympics, Mercury
• 2010 25 pounds, London Olympics, Diana
• 2010 100 pounds, London Olympics, Neptune
• Coins and currency dated 2010