Great Britain 2016 5 pounds KM-1397

Heritage sale 3073, part of lot 31306

This specimen was part of lot 31306 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), which sold for $14,400. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Elizabeth II 6-Piece gold 'First World War Centenary' Proof Set 2016, 1) 'Somme' 5 Pounds, S-4862; 2) 'Jack Cornell VC' 5 Pounds, S-4863; 3) 'Jutland' 5 Pounds, S-4864; 4) 'Marching' 5 Pounds, S-4865; 5) 'Trenches' 5 Pounds, S-4866; 6) 'Naval Guns' 5 Pounds; S-PGC19. An extremely low-mintage gold set, only 25 produced (of which this set is the last, numbered 25). Created in 2016, marking 100 years since the middle of WWI, each of these pieces depicts a different facet of the Great War; all flawless, brilliant Proofs, accompanied by their original box of issue and COA #25. AGW 7.06500." Many of these NCLT's were simultaneously issued in silver or even platinum; we don't know if that was done in this case.

Recorded mintage: 499 in silver plus 25 in gold..

Specification: KM 1397: 28.28 g, 0.925 fine silver, 38.61 mm diameter; KM 1397a: 39.94 g, 0.917 fine gold, edge lettered THE TRUTH UNTOLD, THE PITY OF WAR.

Catalog reference: KM 1397 (silver), KM 1397a (gold), Fr-562, S-4865. Numista lists this as S-WW16.

Source:

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.
^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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Great Britain 2016 5 pounds KM-1397

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