Colossal 7 Kilogram Gold Commemorative from The Royal Mint Brings $660,000 at the Stack’s Bowers Galleries 2024 NYINC Auction
The massive Gem Proof Gold 7 Kilogram coin, denominated as 7000 pounds, was produced to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrating her remarkable 70-year reign.
Costa Mesa, CA – A unique masterpiece from The British Royal Mint, became the most valuable lot of Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ January 2024 Auction when it crossed the auction block for $660,000 on Friday, January 12. The firm’s sale of ancient coins and world coins and paper money was held in conjunction with the New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC) and realized a total of nearly $13 million across 11 live and Internet only sessions.
The massive Gem Proof Gold 7 Kilogram coin, denominated as 7000 pounds, was produced to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrating her remarkable 70-year reign. Determined to make this piece as impressive as the historic landmark it celebrated, The Royal Mint dedicated unmatched care and precision to its bespoke production. Given the coin’s singular craftsmanship and presentation, as well as its 7-kilogram weight in pure gold, it is easy to see why collectors and investors were eager to attain this one-of-a-kind treasure.
Stack’s Bowers Galleries is proud to have presented this groundbreaking item, which now holds the record for the highest price realized for any British coin sold at Stack’s Bowers Galleries to date, a new benchmark in the firm’s ongoing relationship with The Royal Mint. The two organizations joined together in August 2023 to present a special auction sale of Royal Succession Sovereign and Britannia coins that realized more than $5.1 million in total prices. In February 2024, Stack’s Bowers Galleries will once again work with The Royal Mint to present an unprecedented auction of coins that have been tested and evaluated as part of Great Britain’s annual Trial of the Pyx.
For complete results from the Stack’s Bowers Galleries January 2024 NYINC Auction visit StacksBowers.com. The firm is currently accepting consignments to their August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, as well as to their popular Collectors Choice Online Auctions. To include your numismatic treasures in an upcoming event call 800-458-4646 or email Consign@StacksBowers.com.
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Source: Stacks Bowers Galleries
Stack's Bowers Galleries conducts live, Internet and specialized auctions of rare U.S. and world coins and currency and ancient coins, as well as direct sales through retail and wholesale channels. The company's 80-year legacy includes the cataloging and sale of many of the most valuable United States coin and currency collections to ever cross an auction block — The D. Brent Pogue Collection, The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, The Joel R. Anderson Collection, The Norweb Collection, The Cardinal Collection and The Battle Born Collection — to name just a few. World coin and currency collections include The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection of World Gold Coins, The Kroisos Collection, The Alicia and Sidney Belzberg Collection, The Wa She Wong Collection, The Guia Collection, The Thos. H. Law Collection, and The Robert O. Ebert Collection.
Topping off this amazing numismatic history is the inclusion of the world record for the highest price ever realized at auction for a rare coin, the 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar graded Specimen-66 (PCGS) that realized over $10 million, part of their sale of the famed Cardinal Collection. The company is headquartered in Santa Ana, California, with offices in New York, Wolfeboro, Hong Kong, and Paris. Stack's Bowers Galleries is an Official Auctioneer for several important numismatic conventions, including American Numismatic Association events, the New York International Numismatic Convention, the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Spring, Summer and Winter Expos, and its April and August Hong Kong Auctions.
