Great Britain 2022 50 pence KM-2159
This specimen was lot 37334 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Gold 50 Pence, 2022. Llantrisant Mint. Elizabeth II. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo. Alan Turing." This NCLT honored mathematician Alan Turing (1912-54), often called the inventor of the computer. Other fifty pence for 2022 include KM 1337 (shield reverse), S-H103 (queen's platinum jubilee), KM 2152 (Commonwealth Games), KM 2156 (Eeyore), KM 2157 (Kanga and Roo), KM 2158 (LGBTQ Pride), KM 2160 (Winnie the Pooh), KM 2161 (centenary of the BBC), KM 2162 (Snowman), KM 2163 (Harry Potter), KM 2164 (Hogwarts Express) and KM 2165 (queen's legacy). Most, like this one, were struck in multiple formats.
Recorded mintage: 52,092 in copper-nickel plus more in silver, silver piedfort and gold.
Specification: KM 2159: 8 g, copper-nickel, 27.3 mm diameter, plain edge; KM 2159a: 8 g, 0.925 fine silver; KM 2159b: 16 g, 0.925 fine silver; KM 2159c: 15.5 g, 0.916 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 2159, S-H108 (copper-nickel), KM 2159a (silver), KM 2159b (silver piedfort), KM 2159c (gold).
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- Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed., London: Spink & Son, 2015.
- 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, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
Links to:
- 2022 sixpence
- 2022 50 pence, LGBTQ+ pride
- 2022 sovereign, Elizabeth II
- 2022 sovereign, Charles III
- 2022 5 pounds, queen's platinum jubilee
- 2022 25 pounds, "Hogwarts Express"
- 2022 100 pounds, the Queen's Beasts: the Lion of England, 1 oz gold
- 2022 100 pounds, Henry VII, 1 oz gold
- 2022 100 pounds, James I, 1 oz gold
- 2022 100 pounds, George I, 1 oz gold
- 2022 100 pounds, Edward VII, 1 oz gold
- 2022 200 pounds, Henry VII, 2 oz gold
- 2022 200 pounds, James I, 2 oz gold
- 2022 200 pounds, George I, 2 oz gold
- 2022 500 pounds, Henry VII, 5 oz gold
- 2022 500 pounds, James I, 5 oz gold
- 2022 500 pounds, George I, 5 oz gold
- 2022 500 pounds, Charles III, legacy of Elizabeth II, 5 oz gold
- 2022 7000 pounds, queen's platinum jubilee
- Coins and currency dated 2022