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ELIZABETH II · DEI · GRA · REG · FID · DEF · 2017 ·, fifth crowned bust of Elizabeth II to right / Silhouette of Jane Austen to right, her hand-written signature across, set within several concentric lines creating the impression of a Regency style miniature portrait with hanger above, outer circle with vertical textured stripes, TWO POUNDS below, JANE AUSTEN above left, anniversary dates 1817 - 2017 above right. Edge lettering: THERE IS NO DOING WITHOUT MONEY. S K45. 332 grams total, 8.2-10.7 cm including case.

PCGS PR70 DCAM, certification number 38906605. PCGS population in this grade: 5, equal-finest graded.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

Mintage: 295. Diameter: 28.4 mm. Thickness: 2.5 mm. Weight: 15.9761 g. (AGW=0.4711 oz.) Composition: 917/1000 Gold. Jane Austen, world-famous today, for works such as Pride and Prejudice, she was all but famous during her own lifetime. She rose to fame over 50 years after her death, in 1870, when her nephew, James Edward Austen-Leigh, released "A Memoir of Jane Austen" in 1870 which hit the spot with a Victorian public.

ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 2 POUNDS ·, crowned bust of Elizabeth II to right / Cook's ship Endeavour set off-centre to left and superimposed on a map of Plymouth Sound with diagonal lines running through, 250 to right, Captain Cook's signature below; in outer ring the anniversary dates 1768 - 2018 above and CAPTAIN JAMES COOK below. Edge lettering: OCEANI INVESTIGATOR ACERRIMVS. S K48. 365 grams total, 8.2-10.7 cm including case.

PCGS PR70 DCAM, certification number: 35538627. PCGS population in this grade: 4, equal-finest graded.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

Diameter: 28.4 mm. Thickness: 2.5 mm. Weight: 15.9761 g. (AGW=0.4711 oz.) Composition: 917/1000 Gold. Setting sail in August 1768 on HM Bark Endeavour, Cook would circumnavigate the world twice and fill in many gaps in the world map, including setting foot on Australia.

ELIZABETH II · DEI · GRA · REG · FID · DEF · 2018 ·; fifth crowned bust of Elizabeth II to right / THE FIRST WORLD WAR · ARMISTICE · 1918 above; fve-line inscription in handwritten typeface The truth untold, the pity of war, set on a rugged surface reminiscent of mud, TWO POUNDS below. Edge lettering: WILFRED OWEN KILLED IN ACTION 4 NOV 1918. S K49. 42.93 grams total, 82 mm including case.

PCGS PR70 DCAM, certification number 38055958. PCGS population in this grade: 6, equal-finest graded.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

Diameter: 28.4 mm. Thickness: 2.5 mm. Weight: 15.9761 g. (AGW=0.4711 oz.) Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold. As part of a five-year series from outbreak to armistice, this fifth and final coin celebrates the Armistice in 1918.

ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 2 POUNDS ·, fifth crowned bust of Elizabeth II to right / Symbol of Venus, sun, 250 and sails of Cook's ship Endeavour superimposed on a map of Tahiti ("OTAHEITE" on the map); 1769 - 2019 CAPTAIN JAMES COOK above and around. Edge lettering: OCEANI INVESTIGATOR ACERRIMVS. S K58. 367 grams total, 8.2-10.7 cm including case.

PCGS PR70 DCAM, certification number 37809394. PCGS population in this grade: 4, equal-finest graded.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

Diameter: 28.4 mm. Thickness: 2.5 mm. Weight: 15.9761 g. (AGW=0.4711 oz.) Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.

Three coins in the THE 2019 CONCORDE 50TH ANNIVERSARY GOLD PRESTIGE SOVEREIGN PROOF SET. Quarter Sovereign: The distinctive nose section of Concorde. Half Sovereign: The mid section of Concorde. Sovereign: The powerful engines and distinctive tail section of Concorde. 249 grams total, 13.1 x 13.1 x 3.4 cm including case.

Uncirculated. Boxed.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 2 POUNDS ·, fifth crowned bust of Elizabeth II to right / Samuel Pepy's hand holding quill, signing the last page of his diary; SAMUEL PEPYS DIARIST above, anniversary dates 1669-2019 below. Edge lettering: THE GOOD GOD PREPARE ME. S K57. 357 grams total, 8.2-10.7 cm including case.

PCGS PR70 DCAM, certification number 38519836. PCGS population in this grade: 1, single finest graded.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

Diameter: 28.4 mm. Thickness: 2.5 mm. Weight: 15.9761 g. (AGW=0.4711 oz.) Composition: 917/1000 Gold.

ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 2 POUNDS ·, fifth crowned bust of Elizabeth II to right / Maori canoe, HM Bark Endeavour and 250 superimposed on maps of part of New Zealand and Australia, including BOTANY BAY; CAPTAIN JAMES COOK around left, anniversary dates 1770-2020 below right. Edge lettering: OCEANI INVESTIGATOR ACERRIMVS. 350 grams total, 8.2-10.7 cm including case.

PCGS PR70 DCAM, certification number 39739928. PCGS population in this grade: 7, equal-finest graded.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

Diameter: 28.4 mm. Thickness: 2.5 mm. Weight: 15.9761 g. (AGW=0.4711 oz.) Composition: 917/1000 Gold.

ELIZABETH II·D·G·REG·F·D·50 PENCE·2020·J.C, fifth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to right, wearing the George IV State Diadem / MEGALOSAURUS RN BUCKLAND 1824, image of a Megalosaurus. SCBC H82; KM 1812c. 323 grams total, 11 x 10.8 x 5 cm including case.

Uncirculated.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

The Dinosauria Collection begins with Megalosaurus, the first coin in the 2020 series. Developed in conjunction with the Natural History Museum, this is the first time a dinosaur has featured on an official UK coin. Issue Limit: 360.

ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 2 POUNDS ·; fifth crowned bust of Elizabeth II to right / Cheering crowd; VICTORY in background; VICTORY IN EUROPE DAY below; anniversary dates 1945 and 2020 above. Edge lettering: JUST TRIUMPH AND PROUD SORROW. 42.56 grams total, 82 mm including case.

PCGS PR70 DCAM, certification number 39739921. PCGS population in this grade: 4, equal-finest graded.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

Diameter: 28.4 mm. Thickness: 2.5 mm. Weight: 15.9761 g. (AGW=0.4711 oz.) Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.

ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 2 POUNDS ·, fifth crowned bust of Elizabeth II to right / SIR WALTER SCOTT NOVELIST HISTORIAN POET in centre; 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH 2021 around; depiction of Walter Scott. Edge lettering: THE WILL TO DO THE SOUL TO DARE. S K64. 42.94 grams total, 82 mm including case.

PCGS PR70 DCAM, certification number 42016756. PCGS population in this grade: 3, equal-finest graded.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

Mintage: 175. Diameter: 28.4 mm. Thickness: 2.5 mm. Weight: 15.97 g. (AGW=0.4709 oz.) Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.

ELIZABETH. II. DEI. GRA. REGINA. FID. DEF, crowned head to right, JC below / Royal Coat of Arms, year below. SCBC SC12. 197 grams total, 83 x 83 x 50 mm including case.

Uncirculated. Proof state accompanied by Royal Mint box and Certificate of Authenticity no.1601.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

Containing the Double Sovereign, the Sovereign, the Half Sovereign, and the Quarter Sovereign. 265 grams total, 14.4 x 11.7 x 3 cm including case.

Uncirculated. Offered in the original box set with Certificate of Authenticity. Set Edition Limit of 50.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.