| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > 2023 Trial of the Pyx Auction | Auction date: 13 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 1195 Price realized: 4,900 USD (Approx. 4,572 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: 2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Piedfort Platinum 5 Pounds. Queen Elizabeth II. Trial of the Pyx Test Piece. #1 of 9. Jessopp Facsimile Signature Label. Brilliant Proof (NGC). 94.20 g of .9995 Fine Platinum. 38.61mm. A magnificent and oversized treasure produced in the double-thick piedfort format. This broad canvas offers a fitting celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's historic Platinum jubilee and is among the most desirable offerings from this Trial of the Pyx sale. It ranks as #1 of only 9 such coins in this presentation. The obverse depicts the final coinage portrait of Her Majesty The Queen by Jody Clark. The reverse features an elaborate royal mantle design which was inspired by the mantle, or robe, worn by Her Majesty at the coronation in 1953 and also by the designs on the coinage of King William IV. From a Collection of Historic Test Pieces from the 2023 Trial of the Pyx, Presented on Behalf of The Royal Mint. |  |
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| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > 2023 Trial of the Pyx Auction | Auction date: 13 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 1139 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: 2022 Queen Elizabeth II Memorial 1/4oz Gold 25 Pounds. King Charles III. Trial of the Pyx Test Piece. #1 of 9. Jessopp Facsimile Signature Label. Brilliant Proof (NGC). 7.8 g (1/4oz) of .9999 Fine Gold. This radiant piece commemorates the remarkable life and legacy of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The reverse design features a charming portrait of the Queen which serves as a beautiful tribute to Britain's longest-reigning monarch. On the obverse is the first definitive coinage portrait of His Majesty The King, which was personally approved by the monarch. From a Collection of Historic Test Pieces from the 2023 Trial of the Pyx, Presented on Behalf of The Royal Mint. |  |
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| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > 2023 Trial of the Pyx Auction | Auction date: 13 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 1228 Price realized: 200 USD (Approx. 187 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: 2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Gold 1/4 Sovereign. Queen Elizabeth II. Trial of the Pyx Test Piece. #2 of 8. Jessopp Facsimile Signature Label. Brilliant Uncirculated (NGC). 1.97 g of .9167 Fine Gold. 13.5mm. A handsome fractional Sovereign from the final year of Elizabeth's reign, this Uncirculated example display light evidence of its usage in the Trial of the Pyx ceremony. From a Collection of Historic Test Pieces from the 2023 Trial of the Pyx, Presented on Behalf of The Royal Mint. |  |
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| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > 2023 Trial of the Pyx Auction | Auction date: 13 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 1229 Price realized: 180 USD (Approx. 168 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: 2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Gold 1/4 Sovereign. Queen Elizabeth II. Trial of the Pyx Test Piece. #7 of 8. Jessopp Facsimile Signature Label. Brilliant Uncirculated (NGC). 1.97 g of .9167 Fine Gold. 13.5mm. A handsome fractional Sovereign from the final year of Elizabeth's reign, this Uncirculated example display light evidence of its usage in the Trial of the Pyx ceremony. From a Collection of Historic Test Pieces from the 2023 Trial of the Pyx, Presented on Behalf of The Royal Mint. |  |
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| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > 2023 Trial of the Pyx Auction | Auction date: 13 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 1230 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: 2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Gold 1/4 Sovereign. Queen Elizabeth II. Trial of the Pyx Test Piece. #8 of 8. Jessopp Facsimile Signature Label. Brilliant Uncirculated (NGC). 1.97 g of .9167 Fine Gold. 13.5mm. A handsome fractional Sovereign from the final year of Elizabeth's reign, this Uncirculated example display light evidence of its usage in the Trial of the Pyx ceremony. From a Collection of Historic Test Pieces from the 2023 Trial of the Pyx, Presented on Behalf of The Royal Mint. |  |
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| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > 2023 Trial of the Pyx Auction | Auction date: 13 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 1254 Price realized: 240 USD (Approx. 224 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: 2022 Queen's Reign Piedfort Silver 5 Pounds. The Commonwealth. Queen Elizabeth II. Trial of the Pyx Test Piece. #2 of 10. Jessopp Facsimile Signature Label. Brilliant Proof (NGC). 56.56 g of .925 Sterling Silver. 38.61mm. An impressive double-thick Piedfort striking from this final issue in the Queen's Reign collection which celebrates Her Late Majesty The Queen's dedication to the people of the Commonwealth. These are also the first British coins to feature The Queen's signature in a detail that unites all three reverse designs of the series. The flag-themed reverse design by P. J. Lynch represents the Commonwealth nations and features an inscription that reads HER COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS. The edge inscription DEVOTED TO YOUR SERVICE is inspired by a speech delivered by Her Late Majesty for her 21st birthday. From a Collection of Historic Test Pieces from the 2023 Trial of the Pyx, Presented on Behalf of The Royal Mint. |  |
