| Sovereign Rarities Ltd > Auction 12 | Auction date: 21 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 184 Price realized: 1,800 GBP (Approx. 2,270 USD / 2,101 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Elizabeth II (1952-2022), silver Maundy Presentation Set, 2017, totalling 91 Pence, Four, Three, Two and One Pence, each with young laureate head right, Latin legend and beaded border surrounding, +ELIZABETH.II. DEI. GRATIA. REGINA. F:D:, rev. crowned denomination with date either side, all within laurel oak wreath, edges milled (S.4211); accompanied by the commemorative 2017 Centenary of the House of Windsor Five Pounds and Sir Isaac Newton Fifty Pence. All as struck in sealed Royal Mint plastic envelopes, seldom seen as a full presentation set. Maundy money was traditionally always made from sterling silver, apart from during Henry VIII's debasement of the coinage later in his reign, and after the general change to 50% silver in 1920. Sterling silver was reintroduced following the Coinage Act of 1971, alongside updating the face values of the coins to decimalised pence. Queen Elizabeth II felt Maundy money should be distributed to people across the country rather than simply to those in London, so she travelled to various cathedrals and abbeys throughout the land. In 2017, Elizabeth II performed the Maundy Service at Leicester Cathedral, the last cathedral in the country she had yet to visit. The coins bear Her Majesty's portrait designed for her coronation in 1953, despite ordinary circulating coinage images changing four times since. The Maundy Service dates to 600 AD, happening each year on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. During the service, the monarch hands out gifts according to the number of years they have lived: in 2017, therefore, she distributed 91 pence worth of Maundy money to 91 men and 91 women in recognition for their contribution to their community and church. Each recipient is given two small leather purses, one red and one white. The tradition of the king or queen washing the feet of the poor faded out in the eighteenth century, with food and clothing given instead. The red purse now contains ordinary coinage, symbolising the monarch's gift of food and clothing, while the white holds the silver Maundy coins. Starting price: 2000 GBP |  |
Match 1:
| Sovereign Rarities Ltd > Auction 11 | Auction date: 16 November 2023 |
| Lot number: 55 Price realized: 750 GBP (Approx. 933 USD / 858 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: g Elizabeth II (1952-2022), gold proof piedfort Sovereign, 2017, issued for the 200th Anniversary of the Benedetto Pistrucci Sovereign of 1817, crowned head right, initials JC below for designer Jody Clark, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, ELIZABETH. II. DEI. GRA REG. FID. DEF. 2017, rev. based on the original design of 1817 with the plumed helmet, St. George and the Dragon right, surrounded by the Order of the Garter with a buckle, HONI SOIT QUI MAY Y PENSE, 15.98g (S.SC11). Handling marks, some light digs, light scratches in the fields, otherwise proof state. Limited issue of 3484. g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders. Starting price: 750 GBP |  |
Match 2:
| Sovereign Rarities Ltd > Auction 11 | Auction date: 16 November 2023 |
| Lot number: 73 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: g Elizabeth II (1952-2022), Britannia 4-coin gold proof Set, 2008, composed of 100 Pounds, 50 Pounds, 25 Pounds, 10 Pounds, crowned head right, initials IRB below for designer Ian Rank-Broadley, denomination below in figures and words, Latin legend and crenelated border surrounding, ELIZABETH' II' D' G REG' FID' DEF', rev. Britannia in flowing robes standing left, with trident and shield, lighthouse to right beyond, incuse initials below JB for designer John Bergdahl, legend surrounding with weight of fine gold and BRITANNIA 2008, edge milled, 22ct, issue weights 34.05g, 17.02g, 8.51g, 3.41g respectively (S.PBG30). Accompanied by original Royal Mint box of issue and Certificate of Authenticity, proof state. g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders. Starting price: 2900 GBP |  |
Match 3:
| Sovereign Rarities Ltd > Auction 11 | Auction date: 16 November 2023 |
| Lot number: 71 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: g Elizabeth II (1952-2022), gold proof 4-coin Set, 2005, composed of Five Pounds, Two Pounds, Sovereign, and Half Sovereign, crowned head right, initials IRB below truncation for designer Ian Rank-Broadley, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, ELIZABETH II DEI. GRA REGINA. FID. DEF, rev. unique design by Timothy Noad, St. George carrying a shield and a sword, slaying the dragon, date below, designer initials to the right, edges milled, 67.88g (S.PGS42-2005). Accompanied by original Royal Mint presentation box and Certificate of Authenticity, brilliant proof as struck, all graded by PCGS, the Five Pounds and Two Pounds as PR69, the Sovereign and Half Sovereign as PR69 DCAM. PCGS Certifications: Five Pounds 1011211.69/73241944; Two Pounds 1011290.69/73241134; Sovereign 1011212.69/73241596; ½ Sovereign 1011213.69/73241801. Limited issue of 2,161 Sets. The Latin legend translates as "Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith." g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders. Starting price: 3200 GBP |  |
Match 4:
| Sovereign Rarities Ltd > Auction 11 | Auction date: 16 November 2023 |
| Lot number: 45 Price realized: 4,600 GBP (Approx. 5,724 USD / 5,261 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: g PF70 UCAM| Elizabeth II (1952-2022), gold proof Five Pounds, 2017, issued for 200th Anniversary of the Sovereign, crowned head right, initials JC below truncation for designer Jody Clark, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, ELIZABETH II. DEI. GRAT. REG. FID. DEF., date at end of legend, rev. St. George and the Dragon right, within garter inscribed with Old French motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE, BP on ground line below horse for designer Benedetto Pistrucci, edge milled (Hill F114 R; S.SE15). Brilliant proof as struck, graded by NGC as PF70 Ultra Cameo with Great Britain special label, denoting it as one of the first 150 struck. NGC Certification 4514729-097 g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders. Starting price: 3800 GBP |  |
Match 5:
| Sovereign Rarities Ltd > Auction 12 | Auction date: 21 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 165 Price realized: 180 GBP (Approx. 227 USD / 210 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: g Elizabeth II (1952-2022), gold proof Quarter Sovereign, 2017, issued for the 200th Anniversary of the Pistrucci Sovereign, crowned head right, JC below truncation for designer Jody Clark, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, ELIZABETH II. DEI. GRAT. REG. FID. DEF., date at end of legend, rev. St. George and the Dragon right within garter inscribed with Old French motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE, B.P. on ground line below horse for designer Benedetto Pistrucci, edge milled (Hill F114 R; S.SE15). Brilliant proof as struck, graded by NGC as PF69 Ultra Cameo. NGC Certification 6317806-001 Limited issue 4,188. The Latin legend translates as "Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith." The Old French garter motto on reverse as "Shame on he who thinks ill of it." Starting price: 180 GBP |  |
