Great Britain 2016 5 pounds KM-1398

Stack's Bowers November 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73835

This specimen was lot 73835 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, 2016. Llantrisant Mint. Elizabeth II. PCGS MS-69. The Queen's Beasts: The Lion of England. Extremely enchanting and radiant, this stunner resides at the precipice of perfection."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 62.20 g, 0.999 fine silver, 2 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: S-QBA1, KM unlisted.

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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