Queen Elizabeth II Sovereign
BillJones
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Queen Elizabeth II celebrated the 75th anniversary of her reign this morning. Here is a 1986 sovereign to mark that event.
Please post any other Elizabeth II coin you might have.
Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
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I do sincerely hope she reigns for 75 years, but actually her reign is presently at 70 years.
Enjoy!
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The Year That Was... 1965... New Math.
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1952, with the first coins in 1953
Elizabeth II Farthing, 1953
Some great designs. My favorite is the 1989
SP-66 Heavy Cameo
SP-67
What is the one on the bottom right? Haven’t seen that one before.
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The start of a great Reign
It’s a 2016 proof designed by James Butler.
From the Royal Mint:
The Royal Mint has launched the latest collection of its world renowned flagship coin - The Sovereign – featuring a celebratory obverse portrait for one year only on Proof Sovereign coins, to mark Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th birthday year. This is only the second time in Queen Elizabeth’s reign that a commemorative portrait has been used on Sovereign proof coins, the last time being in 1989.
For centuries, The Sovereign has been a constant in our coinage, trusted and respected throughout the world through times of change. As Her Majesty The Queen celebrates her 90th birthday, The Proof Sovereign 2016 pays tribute to Britain’s longest reigning monarch, combining tradition with celebration in a celebratory edition that pairs the iconic image of St George with an obverse portrait of The Queen by renowned sculptor James Butler MBE RA. The fifth definitive coinage effigy of The Queen by Jody Clark, first introduced in 2015, features on the Brilliant Uncirculated Sovereign and Half-Sovereign.
Anne Jessopp, The Royal Mint’s Director of Commemorative Coin, said: “This is another significant year in The Royal Mint’s Sovereign story, as the nation celebrates The Queen’s 90th birthday year with James Butler’s special edition Proof Sovereign portrait.”
Although British gold sovereigns are bullion coins now, they have been used in the past by British secret agents operating in various parts of the world.
James Bond with his sovereigns from the 1963 film "From Russia with Love"
I just had to get a 1963 sovereign:
British sovereign 1963
Gold, 22.0 mm, 8.0 gm
The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin
Coins in Movies
Coins on Television
There are several up for bid on Great Collections now.
Not mine, but I'd like to get my hands on one of these.
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PCGS SP-67 Red NSF. The luster blows your socks off in hand.
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