Great Britain 1987 100 pounds

from the Stack's Bowers 2022 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74167

This specimen was lot 74167 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 100 Pounds, 1987. Llantrisant Mint. Elizabeth II. PCGS PROOF-69 Deep Cameo. A brilliant Proof with hard mirrored fields and frosted cameo devices." This bullion coin was minted and sold 1987-89 along with half, quarter and tenth ounce sizes. The Britannia is still in production with the reverse changed every few years to stimulate sales.

Recorded mintage: 13,000 proofs.

Specification: 34.05 g, 0.917 fine gold, 1.000 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: S-BQ1; Fr-428; KM-953.

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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

• 1987 penny
• 1987 pound, English reverse, silver piefort
• 1987 half sovereign
• 1987 sovereign
• 1987 2 pounds
• 1987 10 pounds, 1/10 oz gold Britannia
• 1987 25 pounds, ¼ oz gold Britannia
• 1987 50 pounds, ½ oz gold Britannia
• 1988 100 pounds, 1 oz gold Britannia
• Coins and currency dated 1987