Great Britain 1998 sovereign
This specimen was lot 20451 in Ponterio sale 176 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $646. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Elizabeth II, 1952-Present. Sovereign, 1998. NGC PF-69 ULTRA CAMEO. Mature head right by Broadley. Rv. Pistrucci’s St. George and the Dragon. Just about perfect! Ex: Royal Mint, 1998." This type, struck 1998-2008, features the fourth bust to be used on the sovereigns of Elizabeth II. These were sold to investors and collectors and not issued for circulation.
Recorded mintage: 10,000 proofs.
Specification: 7.98 g, .917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: S-4430; Fr-454; KM-1002.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, and Bruce Roland Hagen, Ponterio sale 176: The Thos. H. Law Collection of English Gold Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013.
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