Great Britain 1998 100 pounds
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This specimen was lot 71498 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $3,120. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 100 Pounds, 1998. Llantrisant Mint. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo. This shimmering, flawless specimen dazzles with a robust cameo nature and features the newly modeled older portrait of the queen." This type was struck 1998-2000 with an updated bust of the queen. It was accompanied by KM 1010 (₤50), KM 1009 (₤25) and KM 1008 (₤10).
Recorded mintage: 750.
Specification: 34.05 g, 0.917 fine gold, 1.00 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: S-BQ4 (old 4450); Fr-428; KM-1011.
- 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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