Great Britain 2023 100 pounds KM-2556
This specimen was lot 33679 in Heritage sale 3114 (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $2,340. The lot description[1] noted, "Great Britain: Elizabeth II gold Proof "Yale of Beaufort" 100 Pounds (1 oz) 2023 PR70 Ultra Cameo NGC. Tudor Beasts series. First Releases. A pristine Proof, one of only twelve First Releases labeled awarded the highest technical grade at NGC." The yale is a mythical antelope with a boar's tusks and swiveling horns. Lady Margaret Beaufort (1443-1509), who used this beast on her arms, was Henry VII's mother.
Recorded mintage: 410.
Specification: 31.10 g, 0.999 fine gold, 1 troy oz AGW, 32.69 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S-TBCGB3, Fr-unlisted, KM 2556. The platinum version is S-TBBPA2, KM 2562, the regular gold version is S-TBBGB2, KM 2557.
- 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, 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2024 January 16 - 18 NYINC World Coins Signature Auction #3114, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2023.
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