Great Britain 2019 5 pounds KM-1741

Sincona sale 86, lot 1849

This specimen was lot 1849 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 2019, Royal Mint Llantrisant. Gold. 'Tower of London - Ceremony of the Keys'. Very rare. Only 385 pieces struck. NGC PF69 ULTRA CAMEO. With original box and certificate. No. 36 of 385 sets."

Recorded mintage: 18,986 in copper-nickel plus 2,389 silver proofs plus 712 silver pieforts plus 385 in gold.

Specification: KM 1741: 28.28 g, copper-nickel, 38.61 mm diameter, reeded edge; KM 1741a: 0.925 fine silver; KM 1741c: 39.97 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 39.93 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-676, Spink L76, KM 1741 (copper-nickel), KM 1741a (silver proof), KM 1741b (silver piefort), KM 1741c (gold).

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.
^[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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Great Britain 2019 5 pounds KM-1741

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