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.
Five Hundred Pounds 2022 City Views, One KiloSilverProof, FDC in the large and impressive Royal Mint box of issue with certificate number 5 of a very small mintage of just 52 pieces. Accompanied by the booklet City Views London which includes images of Bavarian and Augsburggold and silver City Thalers, these impressive early coins are what this issue is based on and is a rare an unusual departure from the Royal themes the reverse having a panoramic view of the Tower with sailing ships moored in the Thames and buildings on the South Bank in the foreground
Five Pound Crown 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday Silver Proof Piedfort, Five Pound Crown 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday Silver Proof, Two Pounds (3) 1986 Commonwealth Games Silver Proof 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England Silver Proof Piedfort, 1999 RugbyWorld Cup Silver Proof Piedfort with hologram reverse, Two Pounds 2-coin sets (2) 1989 Bill and Claim of Rights Silver Proof Piedforts, 1997 and 1998 'Technology' pair,1997 Maklouf portrait and 1998 Rank-Broadley portraits, Silver Proof Piedforts, Fifty Pence a 2-coin set comprising EU Presidency 1992/1993 and 1998 EEC 25th Anniversary Silver Proof Piedforts, Fifty Pence 1998 NHS 50th Anniversary Silver Proof, Crown 1981 Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer Silver Proof, Twenty Pence 1982 Silver Proof Piedfort, Ten Pence 1992 Silver Proof Piedfort, Five Pence 1990 Silver Proof Piedfort, a few with light toning, most with full mint brilliance, nFDC to FDC in the boxes of issue with certificates, Proof Sets - Flat Packs (7) 1971, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, the 1981 set with some verdigris around the rims, others nFDC to FDC in the cases of issue, Royal Mint Trial Two Pounds 1994 bimetallic, Obverse: Maklouf head of Queen Elizabeth II, Reverse: Ship sailing, showing the four stages of the manufacture of the coin, complete outer blank, complete inner blank, inner and outer combined blank and the finished coin, UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Last £sd set a 9-coin set Halfcrown to Farthing comprising Halfcrown 1967, Florin 1967, Shillings 1965E and 1965S, Sixpence 1967, Brass Threepence 1966, Penny 1967, Halfpenny 1965 and Farthing 1955 UNC with full lustre, in the Royal Mint wallet, Coin, Stamp and Banknote Cover 2002 Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee comprising Five Pound Crown 2002 Cupro-Nickel UNC, Banknote £5 Lowther special prefix QE50 006405 UNC, on an envelope with 2x First Class stamps, UNC as issued, Royal Mint Year Sets (3) 1982, 1983 Heinz, 1985, UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, Royal Mint 'First and Last' set comprising pre-Decimal issues (7) Halfcrown to Halfpenny (One Shilling, Scottish only) 1963 to 1967 GVF to UNC some cleaned, and Decimal issues (7) One Pound to One Penny 1996 all UNC with full lustre, in the green Royal Mint wallet, Unofficial Year Sets (2) 1965 (9 coins) Crown to Halfpenny and 1967 (6 coins) Halfcrown to Halfpenny (no Shillings) both EF to UNC and lustrous, Plastic Set 1953 Lustrous UNC, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71, UNC in the blue folder of issue, Five Pound Crown 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, One Pound 1983 UNC on a green 'Palmolive' promotional card, Crowns (8) 1951 Festival of Britain in a slide case also with the original box, 1953, 1965, 1977 in a silver mount, 1980 (2) and 1981 EF to UNC, Ten Pence 1970 UNC on a 'Crosse & Blackwell' promotional card
GB/USA a 2-coin set in gold comprising GB Twenty Five Pounds 2020 400th Anniversary of the Sailing of the MayflowerGoldQuarter Ounce Gold Proof FDC, and USA Ten Dollars 2020 Plymouth 400th Anniversary Gold Quarter Ounce Proof FDC in the Royal Mint/USA Mint box of issue with certificate and booklet detailing the voyage and first years of the new colony and settlement, only 500 sets have been issued
The 2020 United Kingdom Silver Proof PiedfortCommemorative Set an eye-catching 5-coin set comprising Five Pound Crown 2020 200th Anniversary of the Death of George III Silver Proof Piedfort, the reverse with a centrepiece portrait of the King in the style of the famous Pistrucci bust first introduced on the Crown of 1818, Two Pounds (3) 2020 400th Anniversary of the Sailing of 'The Mayflower' Silver Proof Piedfort, 2020 Agatha Christie - 100 Years of Mystery Silver Proof Piedfort, 2020 75th Anniversary of VE Day Silver Proof Piedfort, and Fifty Pence 2020 for the now-re-scheduled Tokyo Olympics Silver Proof Piedfort, the reverse design a host of Sporting equipment, with the Team GB logo and Olympic rings to the left. Rare for a commemorative coin to be issued for an event that did not take place, all FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and booklet. Issue limited to 300 sets, a desirable and impressive set. We note a similar set in London Coins Auction A173 (June 2021) realised £600 hammer price
The 2020 United Kingdom Silver Proof PiedfortCommemorative Set an eye-catching 5-coin set comprising Five Pound Crown 2020 200th Anniversary of the Death of George III Silver Proof Piedfort, the reverse with a centrepiece portrait of the King in the style of the famous Pistrucci bust first introduced on the Crown of 1818, Two Pounds (3) 2020 400th Anniversary of the Sailing of 'The Mayflower' Silver Proof Piedfort, 2020 Agatha Christie - 100 Years of Mystery Silver Proof Piedfort, 2020 75th Anniversary of VE Day Silver Proof Piedfort, and Fifty Pence 2020 for the now-re-scheduled Tokyo Olympics Silver Proof Piedfort, the reverse design a host of Sporting equipment, with the Team GB logo and Olympic rings to the left. Rare for a commemorative coin to be issued for an event that did not take place, all FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and booklet. Issue limited to 300 sets, a desirable and impressive set. We note a similar set in London Coins Auction A173 (June 2021) realised £600 hammer price
The 2020 United Kingdom Silver Proof PiedfortCommemorative Set an eye-catching 5-coin set comprising Five Pound Crown 2020 200th Anniversary of the Death of George III Silver Proof Piedfort, the reverse with a centrepiece portrait of the King in the style of the famous Pistrucci bust first introduced on the Crown of 1818, Two Pounds (3) 2020 400th Anniversary of the Sailing of 'The Mayflower' Silver Proof Piedfort, 2020 Agatha Christie - 100 Years of Mystery Silver Proof Piedfort, 2020 75th Anniversary of VE Day Silver Proof Piedfort, and Fifty Pence 2020 for the now-re-scheduled Tokyo Olympics Silver Proof Piedfort, the reverse design a host of Sporting equipment, with the Team GB logo and Olympic rings to the left. Rare for a commemorative coin to be issued for an event that did not take place, all FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and booklet. Issue limited to 300 sets, a desirable and impressive set. We note a similar set in London Coins Auction A173 (June 2021) realised £600 hammer price
The 2020 United Kingdom Silver Proof PiedfortCommemorative Set an eye-catching 5-coin set comprising Five Pound Crown 2020 200th Anniversary of the Death of George III Silver Proof Piedfort, the reverse with a centrepiece portrait of the King in the style of the famous Pistrucci bust first introduced on the Crown of 1818, Two Pounds (3) 2020 400th Anniversary of the Sailing of 'The Mayflower' Silver Proof Piedfort, 2020 Agatha Christie - 100 Years of Mystery Silver Proof Piedfort, 2020 75th Anniversary of VE Day Silver Proof Piedfort, and Fifty Pence 2020 for the now-re-scheduled Tokyo Olympics Silver Proof Piedfort, the reverse design a host of Sporting equipment, with the Team GB logo and Olympic rings to the left. Rare for a commemorative coin to be issue for an event that did not take place, all FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and booklet. Issue limited to 300 sets, a desirable and impressive set.
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.
Five Hundred Pounds Britannia 2015 Five OunceGoldProof (.999 pure) FDC Britannia with Trident over her shoulder with sailing ship on the horizon in the impressive box of issue with certificate 36 from a mintage of just 60 pieces, rare and desirable thus and the first we have offered. Royal Mint issue price was £7500
Proof Sets 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Grey pop up, 2001, 2002 Red Deluxe FDC and in the standard cases of issue unless stated, Australia Master Pieces 2002 4 coin $5 silver proof set each featuring a sailing ship, Trinidad and Tobago Proof Set (8 coins) 1977 FDC cased as issued
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
Five Pound Crowns (8) 2003 Coronation 50th AnniversarySilverProof, 2004 Entente CordialeCupro-Nickel Proof, 2007 Diamond Wedding Silver Proofs (2), 2010 Restoration of the Monarchy Silver Proofs (4), Five Pound Crowns 2-coin sets 2005 Nelson and Trafalgar (3 sets) Silver Proofs, One Pound (2) 2010 Belfast Silver Proof, 2010 London Silver proof FDC in the cases of issue with certificates, Alderney Five Pound Crowns 2005 Prince Harry 21st Birthday (2) both Silver Proofs, Alderney Five Pound Crown 2010 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Silver Proof FDC in the cases of issue with certificates, Alderney Five Pound Crown 2012 Diamond Jubilee Silver Proof FDC on the card of issue, Bermuda Five Dollars 2012 Golden Jubilee/The System does discover people who do unsung things Silver Proof FDC on the card of issue, Fifty Pence 2012 Olympics (5) Triathlon, Sailing, Basketball, Rowing and Cycling, all BU struck in silver with certificates, Five Pound Crown 2005 Nelson Silver Proof FDC in the card wallet in capsule, St. Helena and Ascension Five Pound Crown 2008 History of the RAF, Typhoon Silver Proof with coloured RAF logo FDC in the card wallet
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