Watch List notes:

Fifty Pence 2019 50 Years of the 50p coin Gold Proof Piedfort, Reverse: Britannia design by Christopher Ironside, similar to the 1969 coin, now with spirograph-type Privy Mark to the right of the 50 and with letters A to G now appearing on each point of the coin. FDC or very near so with a hint of toning below the bust, in the Royal Mint box of issue, the Gold Piedfort currently unlisted by the Standard Catalogue. (type as S.H53A). Comes with certificate and booklet describing the origins and trials of the first 50p coin, the background to Decimalisation and the coin's designer. Certificate number 064 of only 144 issued, with a tiny mintage of just 69 pieces in this format. 2019 saw the first issue of Gold Piedfort 50p coins starting with the 're-issued date' coins in the Culture series then following on with this coin of the popular Britannia design. Sure to be a sought after coin, the first we have offered of this type

Estimate: 1600-2000 GBP