Great Britain 2004 2 pounds KM-1072

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from the Stack's Bowers June 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71536
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This specimen was lot 71536 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $1,260. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 2 Pounds, 2004. Llantrisant Mint. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo. A brilliant proof issue with hard mirrored surfaces and frosted devices." This type was struck 1998-2008, as a revival of the old two pounds struck in Victorian and Edwardian times. It was accompanied by a gold five pounds and sovereign, also not intended to circulate. This is an unlisted date.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 15.92 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: S-SD4; Fr-453, KM-1072.

Source:

  • 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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