Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > 2023 Trial of the Pyx AuctionAuction date: 13 February 2024
Lot number: 1197

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Gold 5 Pounds. First Platinum Jubilee Assayed. Queen Elizabeth II. Trial of the Pyx Test Piece. Jessopp Facsimile Signature Label. Brilliant Proof (NGC).
39.94 g of .9167 Fine Gold. 38.61mm. An impressive incarnation of the traditional £5 "crown" struck to celebrate the first ever Platinum Jubilee of a British Monarch. 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.

Match 1:
Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > 2023 Trial of the Pyx AuctionAuction date: 13 February 2024
Lot number: 1201

Price realized: 220 USD   (Approx. 205 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Silver 5 Pounds. First Platinum Jubilee Assayed. Queen Elizabeth II. Trial of the Pyx Test Piece. Jessopp Facsimile Signature Label. Brilliant Proof (NGC).
28.28 g of .925 Sterling Silver. 38.61mm. A beautiful and fitting memento to celebrate the first ever Platinum Jubilee of a British Monarch. 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.

Match 2:
Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > 2023 Trial of the Pyx AuctionAuction date: 13 February 2024
Lot number: 1214

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Gold 5 Sovereign. Final Platinum Jubilee Assayed. Queen Elizabeth II. Trial of the Pyx Test Piece. Jessopp Facsimile Signature Label. Brilliant Proof (NGC).
39.94 g of .9167 Fine Gold. 36.02mm. The entrancing final Assayed 5 Pounds from the reign of Elizabeth II, this exciting and glorious representative delivers rich detail and strong allure, with its cutting strike. A regal piece fully worthy of future cherishing.

From a Collection of Historic Test Pieces from the 2023 Trial of the Pyx, Presented on Behalf of The Royal Mint.

Match 3:
Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > 2023 Trial of the Pyx AuctionAuction date: 13 February 2024
Lot number: 1215

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Gold 5 Sovereign. Final Platinum Jubilee Assayed. Queen Elizabeth II. Trial of the Pyx Test Piece. Jessopp Facsimile Signature Label. Brilliant Proof (NGC).
39.94 g of .9167 Fine Gold. 36.02mm. The entrancing final Assayed 5 Pounds from the reign of Elizabeth II, this exciting and glorious representative delivers rich detail and strong allure, with its cutting strike. A regal piece fully worthy of future cherishing.

From a Collection of Historic Test Pieces from the 2023 Trial of the Pyx, Presented on Behalf of The Royal Mint.

Match 4:
Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > 2023 Trial of the Pyx AuctionAuction date: 13 February 2024
Lot number: 1235

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Gold 50 Pence. First Platinum Jubilee Assayed. Queen Elizabeth II. Trial of the Pyx Test Piece. Jessopp Facsimile Signature Label. Brilliant Proof (NGC).
15.50 g of .9167 Fine Gold. 27.30mm. Maximum Mintage 580. A special 50 Pence struck in 22 karat gold to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Accompanying the final coinage portrait of the Queen is a graphical celebration on the reverse by the design agency Osborne Ros displaying a prominent "70" to mark the Queen's seven decade reign. A truly historic issue that represents the very first time the 50 pence denomination has been used to celebrate a royal event.

From a Collection of Historic Test Pieces from the 2023 Trial of the Pyx, Presented on Behalf of The Royal Mint.

Match 5:
Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > 2023 Trial of the Pyx AuctionAuction date: 13 February 2024
Lot number: 1236

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Gold 50 Pence. First Platinum Jubilee Assayed. Queen Elizabeth II. Trial of the Pyx Test Piece. Jessopp Facsimile Signature Label. Brilliant Proof (NGC).
15.50 g of .9167 Fine Gold. 27.30mm. Maximum Mintage 580. A special 50 Pence struck in 22 karat gold to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Accompanying the final coinage portrait of the Queen is a graphical celebration on the reverse by the design agency Osborne Ros displaying a prominent "70" to mark the Queen's seven decade reign. A truly historic issue that represents the very first time the 50 pence denomination has been used to celebrate a royal event.

From a Collection of Historic Test Pieces from the 2023 Trial of the Pyx, Presented on Behalf of The Royal Mint.