Great Britain 2008 5 pounds KM-1104
The first specimen was lot 1783 in Sincona sale 86 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,693 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Elizabeth II. 1952-2022. Proof 5 Pounds 2008, Royal Mint Llantrisant. Gold. Celebrating the 450th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth I. NGC PF69 ULTRA CAMEO. With original box."
The second specimen was lot 1787 in Sincona sale 86 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 2,500 CHF (about US$3,367 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Elizabeth II. 1952-2022. Proof 5 Pounds 2008, Royal Mint Llantrisant. 94.24 g. Piédfort in platinum. Celebrating the 450th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth I. APW total: 94.19 g. Nur 125 Stück geprägt, Mit Originaletui Only 125 Pieces struck. NGC PF67 ULTRA CAMEO. With original box."
Other five pound coins for 2008 included KM 1003 (St. George and the dragon) and KM 1103 (prnce Charles's 60th birthday).
Recorded mintage: 500,000 plus proofs in copper-nickel plus 7,446 in silver plus unknown in gold plus 125 in platinum.
Specification: copper-nickel, 38.6 mm diameter or 28.28 g, 0.925 fine silver or 39.97 g, 0.917 fine gold. The first specimen 39.96 g.
Catalog reference: copper-nickel: KM 1104; silver: KM 1104a; gold: KM unlisted, Spink L18, Fr-503; platinum: KM unlisted, Spink L18, Fr-503.
- 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.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 86, SINCONA British Collection - Part 5, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
- 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.
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