Great Britain 2022 sovereign

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from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 46475
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This specimen was lot 46475 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $840. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Soveriegn, 2022. Llantrisant Mint. Elizabeth II. PCGS PROOF-69 Deep Cameo. Commemorating the queen's platinum jubilee for her 70th year of reign, this also serves as a bookend to her sovereign series, as she passed away in September of that year. Extremely vibrant and on the cusp of perfection. Includes original box of issue." The queen died in September, aged 96. This design was also struck in piedfort (double weight, KM 2340a) and with the bust of her successor, Charles III (KM 2341).

Recorded mintage: 10,500.

Specification: 7.98 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22.05 mm diameter, milled edge, designed by Jody Clark and Timothy Noad.

Catalog reference: S-SC12A, KM 2340, Numista #312715.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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