Fifty Pence 2012 London Olympic Games - Gold Medal Winners Coin - Triathlon, 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 22 of these Triathlon Piedforts exist
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.
Fifty Pence 2012 London Olympic Games - GoldMedal Winners Coin - Triathlon, Gold ProofPiedfort FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate number 18. A total of only 22 pieces were issue, with 15 in sets and just 7 in this presentation format, also comes with the Chief Engraver Master Proofs card
Proof Set 2014 Commemorative edition (6 coins) Five Pound Crown 2014 300th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Anne, Two Pounds (2) 2014 100th Anniversary of the Outbreak of World War I, 2014 Trinity House 500th Anniversary, One Pound 2014 (2) Floral designs Scotland and Northern Ireland, Fifty Pence 2014 Commonwealth Games, FDC in the case of issue with booklet. Two Pounds 2013 Underground Train Nickel-Brass Proof in capsule on the Royal Mint card of issue. Twenty Pounds (5) 2013 St. George and the Dragon, 2014 100th Anniversary of the Outbreak of World War I, 2015 Queen Elizabeth II the Longest Reigning Monarch, 2015 Sir WinstonChurchill 50th Anniversary of his Death, 2016 The Welsh Dragon Lustrous UNC in the Royal Mint packs of issue. Five Pound Crowns (3) 2012 London Olympics (2), 2012 Queen Elizabeth IIDiamond Jubilee. Two Pounds (6) 2012 Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary of his birth, 2013 200th Anniversary of the Last Gold Guinea, 2015 Britannia's Renaissance, 2015 Royal Navy 100th Anniversary, 2015 Magna Carta 800th Anniversary, 2016 The Army - World War I. Two Pounds 2013 London Underground a 2-coin set Train and Underground sign. Two Pounds a 3-coin set 2016 William Shakespeare Comedies, Tragedies and Histories. One Pound 2016 The Last Round Pound (2). One Pound a 2-coin set 2013 Floral designs England and Wales. Fifty Pences (3) 2011 London 2012 Olympics Triathlon, 2013 Benjamin Britten, 2015 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, all UNC in the Royal Mint packs of issue
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
Proof Sets (6) 1970 (3), 1971, 1972, Standard set 2008, FDC in the boxes of issue, Royal Mint Year Sets (9) 1994, 2007, 2008 Emblems of Britain, 2008 Royal Shield of Arms, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014 Annual Set, 2014 Definitive Set, Twenty Pounds 2013 (2), Five Pound Crown 2011 Royal WeddingSilver Proof, Five Pound Crowns (9) 2007 Diamond Wedding, 2010 Restoration of the Monarchy, 2010 Royal Engagement, 2011 Prince Philip 90th Birthday, 2012 Diamond Jubilee, 2012 London Olympics, 2012 London Paralympics, 2013 Coronation 60th Anniversary, 2013 Prince George Christening, Five Pound Crowns a 4-coin set 2009-2012 London Olympic Countdown, Two Pounds Collector Pack, a 15-coin set mixed dates showing each design (mixed grades), One Pound Collector Pack a 14-coin set mixed dates showing each design (mixed grades), Two Pounds a 2-coin set 2013 London Underground, Two Pounds (7) 2012 Charles Dickens, 2012 Olympic HandoverBeijing, 2012 Olympic Handover Rio, 2013 350th Anniversary of the Guinea (2), 2014 500th Anniversary of Trinity House, 2014 100th Anniversary of the Outbreak of World War I, One Pound a 2-coin set 2013 England and Wales, Fifty Pences (10) 2012 London Olympics (8) Triathlon, Football, Athletics, Volleyball, Modern Pentathlon, Wheelchair Rugby, Handball, and Cycling, 2013 Centenary of the Birth of Christopher ironside, 2013 Centenary of the Birth of Benjamin Britten, these UNC in the Royal Mint packs of issue, Fifty Pence Sports collection (26 coins of 29) UNC in the blue folder of issue, Last £sd set Crown to Farthing mixed dates UNC, GB and world cupro-nickel sets (3), 25p Crowns (28), Five Pound Crowns (13), Two Pounds (9) plus a few of other GB and World items
Fifty Pence 2012 Olympics TriathlonGoldPiedfort 31 grams S 4984 Spink Coins of England 2014 states only 2 minted with one being in the Royal Mint Museum, Proof FDC in a Royal Mint presentation box so in a better grade than the two previously offered in our last sale when the Tennis realised £5,000 and the Veldrome Cycling realised £6,000
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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