Fifty Pence, The London 2012 50p Gold Proof Piedfort Olympic Gold Medal Winners Set, a spectacular 11 coin set featuring the 11 sports that Team GB won their 29 medals in. S.LOGS11, Proof nFDC, we note very minor contact marks on the Boxing, Sailing, Canoeing and Taekwondo coins, all in the original Royal Mint packaging, so this as released from the Mint. Set with certificate number 13 (NO. 13 embossed in gold on the wooden lid) housed in a quality cabinet style wooden presentation box with a separate drawer for the certificate and CD (unopened), and a CHIEF ENGRAVER MASTER PROOFS presentation card which shows the engraver's master proofs embossed in gold, the whole with outer card box. This is a rare set and must be The Holy Grail certainly of 50p sets and perhaps of the entire Royal Mint modern series since 1979. Some ambiguity has surrounded the mintages of these coins as the first time they appeared in The Coins of England reference book by Spink it was stated that just two of each coin had been struck one for the designer the other for the gold medallist. The certificate on this set states 13/29, however the vendor has provided us with actual sales figures (rather than mintage limits) that he has obtained from The Royal Mint which indicate that just 15 of these 11 coin sets exist and states the additional coins issued separately so giving the following total mintages for each sport as Athletics 26, Boxing 18, Rowing 26, Cycling 26, Equestrian 22, Sailing 17, Shooting 17, Tennis 25, Taekwondo 15, Triathlon 22, Canoeing 17 (therefore no Taekwondo coins exist other than in these 15 sets). These are excessively low figures and anyone with an eye to wealth creation should reflect on the current values of Royal Mint proof sets that include gold from yesteryear, sets with mintages of 150 (10 times more than these 50p sets) can realise six figure sums. We have only offered one previous set, this back in June 2019, we note a tennis coin being recently advertised online for over £7500.
GB and a few World (364) comprising GB (361) Five Pound Crowns to One Penny comprising Five Pound Crowns (9) 1997 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipGolden Wedding, 1998 Prince Charles 50th Birthday, 1999 Millennium, 2001 Centenary of the End of the Victorian Era (2), 2002 Queen Elizabeth IIGolden Jubilee (2), 2002 Queen Mother Memorial, 2009 500th Anniversary of the Accession of Henry VIII, EF to UNC, Two Pounds (14) 1986 Commonwealth Games (2), 1989 Bill of Rights (3), 1995 United Nations, 1996 Euro 96 Football, 1997 Technology, 2015 Britannia, 2015 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta, 2016 Shakespeare - Histories, 2016 World War I - The Army (3) EF to UNC, Fifty Pence (68) 1969 (7), 1973 (1), 1973 Proof (1), 1976 (2), 1977 (5), 1978 (2), 1979, 1980 (2), 1981 (2), 1983 (4), 1998 EEC/EU 25th Anniversary, 1998 NHS 50th Anniversary, 2000 150 Years of Public Libraries (2), 2004 4-Minute Mile, 2005 Samuel Johnson's Dictionary, 2006 The Victoria Cross - The Award (2), 2006 The Victoria Cross - The Heroic Acts, 2007 100 Years of Scouting (2), 2010 100 Years of Girlguiding (2), 2011 WWF, 2011 Olympics - Boxing, 2011 Olympics - Shooting, 2011 Olympics - Basketball, 2011 Olympics - Cycling (3), 2013 Benjamin Britten (2), 2013 Christopher Ironside (2), 2015 Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary, 2016 Battle of Hastings 950th Anniversary (2), 2016 Peter Rabbit (3), 2016 Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, 2016 Beatrix Potter (2), , 2016 Team GB, 2017 Benjamin Bunny (2), 2017 Peter Rabbit running (3), 2017 Tom Kitten, 2019 Paddington - At The Palace, in mixed grades with some in UNC, Crowns (46) 1965 (12), 1972 (4), 1977 (11), 1980 (12), 1981 (7), Five Pence Elizabeth II (124) mixed dates, all large size EF to UNC, Two Pence 1985 (50) UNC in a roll, One Penny (50) UNC in a roll both ends with the reverse showing, date not visible, World (3) Isle of Man Crown 1970 UNC in a slide case, Guernsey Fifty Pence 1980 VF, Fantasy CrownEdward VIII 1936 a modern restrike UNC in a slide case, Accessories - Books (4) Krause World Coins 1901-present 1998 edition, Coin Yearbook 2018, Wordsworth Colour Guide to Medals, and Trade Tokens - A Social and Economical History by J.R.S Whiting all in good second-hand condition, and a selection of cloth, paper and plastic bank bags
Sports Prize Medals (20) includes Wimbledon and District - South Wimbledon 1923/4/5 11.09 grammes in 9 carat gold, the remainder in silver, some with enamelling, covering a wide array of sports including Football, Bowls, Boxing, Shooting, Cycling and others dated 1905-1946, total weight of the silver items 189.6 grammes in mixed grades
Prize Medals (6) The Royal Highland Agriculture Society of Scotland - University of Glasgow Veterinary School - Veterinary Clinical Medicine to Pamela Severs 1956-1957 44mm diameter in silver, 45.30 grammes EF toned, in the box of issue, Hearts of Oak Juvenile Benefit Society 1887 Presented as a Token of Respect for Services to the Society 45mm diameter in silver, and weighing 52.12 grammes, EF with loop mount attached. The Nicholson Institute - Stornaway 38mm diameter medal for English and French awarded to Margaret I. Flett, Session 1936-37 EF, Boxing Medal 25mm diameter awarded to S. Williams O.T.C Camp Strenshall 1934 in silver NEF, Carmarthen Board School 'DILIGENTIA VINCIT OMNIA' undated 44mm in gilt bronze? VF, The Bell Medal undated presented by the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs 38mm diameter in bronze EF
One Pound a 4-coin set 1994-1997 Silver Proof Piedforts, One Pound 1998 Silver Proof Piedfort, One Pound Silver Proofs (2) 1989, 1990, Twenty pence 1982 Silver Proof Piedfort, Ten Pence a 2-coin set 1992 Large and Small sizes Silver Proofs, Five Pence 1990 a 2-coin set Silver Proofs nFDC to FDC, a few with light toning, in the Royal Mint boxes of issue with certificates. Royal Mint Year Set 1986 UNC, Last £sd set 1965-1967 (8 coins) Halfcrown to Halfpenny UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue. Coin and Banknote Set comprising Five Pound Crown 1997 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipGolden JubileeCupro-Nickel UNC and Five Pounds Kentfield HM50 002364 UNC in the wallet of issue. Britannia Fifty Pounds 2015 Silver UNC on the Royal Mint card of issue. Twenty Pounds (2) 2013 Silver and 2016 Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday Silver both BU on the Royal Mint cards of issue. Five Pound Crowns (10) 1996 Queen Elizabeth II 70th Birthday, 1998 Prince of Wales 50th Birthday, 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday, 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday, 2007 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Diamond Wedding, 2012 London Olympic Games, 2012 London Paralympic Games, 2014 300th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Anne, 2015 50th Anniversary of the Death of Sir WinstonChurchill, 2017 Queen Elizabeth II Sapphire Jubilee, Two Pounds 1999 RugbyWorld Cup, One Pound (3) 2016 The Last Round Pound, 2017 Nations of the Crown (2), UNC in the Royal Mint packs of issue. Fifty Pences 2011 The London 2012Sports Collection a 6-coin set comprising Aquatics, Cycling, Basketball, Gymnastics, Boxing and Football issues all UNC to BU in silver, 4 with certificates, in the box of issue. Fifty Pences (4) 1994 D-Day Landings 50th Anniversary, 2011 London Olympics 2012 - Basketball, 2011 London 2012 Olympics - Cycling UNC. 2016 Olympic Team GB. Crown 1981 Royal Wedding of Prince Charles UNC in a slide case. Numismatic First Day Covers (9) 1996 comprising Five Pound Crown Queen Elizabeth II 70th Birthday and 4x First Class stamps, 1997 comprising Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Golden Wedding with 26p stamp, 1999 comprising Five Pound Crown Diana Memorial and set of 5x 26p portrait stamps, 2000 Millennium comprising Five Pound Crown 2000 and set of 4x 64p stamps, 2015 comprising Five Pound Crown Queen Elizabeth II - The Longest Reigning Monarch and set of 5 stamps (First Class x 3 and £1.52 x 2), 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England comprising Two Pounds 1994 and 4x First Class stamps with commemorative label, 1995 End of World War II comprising Two Pounds 1995 Peace Dove with 25p and 19p stamps, 1985 First Day of Issue of Welsh £1 coin comprising One Pound 1985 Wales and £1 stamp, 1988 First Day of issue of UK £1, comprising One Pound 1988 and £1 stamp, all covers UNC on the envelopes as issued. World Proof Items (4) Bahamas Ten Dollars 1978 Fifth Anniversary of Independence Silver Proof, Falkland Islands Two Pounds 1991 Tenth Wedding Anniversary of The Prince and Princess of Wales Silver Proof, Tristan da Cunha Fifty Pence 1987 Ruby Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Silver Proof, Alderney Five Pounds 2007 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Diamond Wedding Hexagonal Silver Proof, nFDC to FDC in the Royal Mint boxes of issue with certificates. Alderney Five Pounds 2007 The Legacy of Diana, Princess of Wales UNC in the wallet of issue. World Numismatic First Day Covers (2) 1989 comprising Two Pounds 1989 Royal Visit UNC and 30p stamp UNC on the envelope of issue, Turks and Caicos Islands 1997 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Golden Wedding comprising Five Crowns 1997 UNC and $2 stamp UNC on the envelope of issue
Medals (6) with 4 in silver Kings Hussars XIV 32mm diameter in silver, loop mounted at the top, Prize medal 32mm diameter in silver, Northern Group Inter Unit Team Boxing 1937 Runner-Up, India Prize Medals (2) Lahore District 1938 Assault-At-Arms (2) one with loop mounting at the top. VF to EF. Household Division 39mm diameter in base metal with ribbon, two clasps, 1979 and Benham Trophy Ind, EF, 2nd Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment Inter Company prize medal, uninscribed, Reverse: HINDOOSTAN on inner circle, crowned, with elephant within, 35mm diameter in base metal NEF loop mounted at the top, along with additional ribbons (11) of varying colours and types, as new condition
Fifty Pence 2012 London Olympic Games - GoldMedal Winners Coin - Boxing, Gold ProofPiedfort FDC NGC PR69, in June 2019 (LCA 165 Lot 1510) we sold a full set of 11 of these Gold Proof Piedfort 2012 Fifty Pences and the vendor of that set had obtained from The Royal Mint mintage figures (actual rather than issue limits which may be smaller) which showed just 18 of these Olympic Boxing Piedforts exist, prior to this sale we had only seen four of these 2012 Olympic Piedforts none were for boxing
Fifty Pence, The London 2012 50p Gold Proof Piedfort Olympic Gold Medal Winners Set, a spectacular 11 coin set featuring the 11 sports that Team GB won their 29 medals in. Proof FDC with certificate number 2 (NO. 02 embossed in gold on the wooden lid) housed in a quality cabinet style wooden presentation box with a separate draw for the certificate and CD (unopened), and a CHIEF ENGRAVER MASTER PROOFS presentation card which shows the engraver's master proofs embossed in gold, the whole with outer card box. This is a rare set and must be The Holy Grail certainly of 50p sets and perhaps of the entire Royal Mint modern series since 1979. Some ambiguity has surrounded the mintages of these coins as the first time they appeared in The Coins of England reference book by Spink it was stated that just two of each coin had been struck one for the designer the other for the gold medallist. Here at London Coins we have offered four individual coins since 2012 all different sports (athletics, cycling, triathalon and tennis). The certificate on this set states 2/29, however the vendor has provided us with actual sales figures (rather than mintage limits) that he has obtained from The Royal Mint which indicate that just 15 of these 11 coin sets exist and states the additional coins issued separately so giving the following total mintages for each sport as Athletics 26, Boxing 18, Rowing 26, Cycling 26, Equestrian 22, Sailing 17, Shooting 17, Tennis 25, Taekwondo 15, Traithalon 22, Canoeing 17 (therefore no Taekwondo coins exist other than in these 15 sets). These are excessively low figures and anyone with an eye to wealth creation should reflect on the current values of Royal Mint proof sets that include gold from yesteryear, sets with mintages of 150 (10 times more than these 50p sets) can realise six figure sums. As far as we could tell this is the first example of this set offered so preparing an estimate can not be done on past results, what we can say is that the 4 individual coins we have sold totalled £20,800 or over £5,000 per coin.
Proof Set 2015 the last set with the Fourth Portrait, FDC in the case of issue, The London 2012Gold Medal Winners a 12-coin set comprising Five Pound Crown 2012 London Olympics and Fifty Pences (11) all the British gold medal winning Sports:- Athletics, Boxing, Canoeing, Cycling, Equestrian, Rowing, Sailing, Taekwondo, Tennis and Triathlon UNC in a presentation box with booklet. Five Pound Crowns 2012 (3) London Olympics (2) and London Paralympics (1) UNC in the Royal mint wallets of issue, Two Pounds 2012 Handover to Rio UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Fifty Pence 2013 Benjamin Britten UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Queen Elizabeth II the Equestrian Crown set (3 coins) Crown 1953, Crown 1977 and Five Pound Crown 2002 UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Europe 1 Euro a 12-coin set comprising a 1 Euro coin 1999-2002 one each from each of the member states UNC as issued, plus First Day Covers and Numismatic First Day Covers (9) and a reproduction souvenir newspaper UNC as issued
Fifty Pence Silver Proofs (3) 2005 Samuel Johnson's Dictionary, 2009 Kew Gardens (2), Fifty Pence Silver Proof Piedforts (3) 2000 Public Libraries, 2005 Samuel Johnson's Dictionary, 2007 100 Years of Scouting, Fifty Pences a 2-coin set 2006 The Victoria Cross The Award and the Heroic Acts Silver Proofs, Guernsey Fifty Pence 2000 Silver Proof Piedfort nFDC-FDC in the cases of issue with certificates, Fifty Pence 2011 Olympic Issues in Silver (7) Cycling, Gymnastics, Aquatics, Tennis, Boxing, Rowing, Football and Basketball BU in the Royal Mint wallets of issue with certificates (originally issued at £35 each by the Royal Mint)
Sports medals (5) including R.N & ArmyBoxing Assoc. 1919, Sussex County Football Assoc. 1897-8, Diving medal, P.S.L. 1922 Bowling Medal and large French sports Medal in bronze. Good very fine.
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