A large collection of UK commemorative gold coins, most of which were in mint condition and cased, sold for more than £19,000 yesterday.
A large collection of UK commemorative gold coins, most of which were in mint condition and cased, sold for more than £19,000 yesterday.The collection was consigned by the owner, who lives on the Mid Wales coast, to Halls Fine Art’s successful books, coins and stamps auction in Shrewsbury.
Top price for a single lot was £3,400 for a Royal Mint gold proof sovereign Pistrucci centenary collection 1893-1993. Other leading prices were £2,600 for a cased Royal Mint gold proof 2004 collection and £2,400 for a Royal Mint Britannia 1993 gold proof set of four coins – £100, £50, £25 and £10. The Greek coinage included an Attica, Athens tetradrachm, circa 430BC, which made £550. Continuing the world theme, a Bolivian Philip V 8 reales, dated 1704, sold for £900.
Maryanne Lineker-Mobberley, Halls Fine Art’s associate director, was delighted with the £100,000 auction result with strong prices across the coins, books and stamps section.
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