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British Monarchs Collection

HERITAGE AUCTIONS OFFERS NEW SERIES FROM THE ROYAL MINT HONORING MORE THAN 20 ICONIC RULERS

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Sam Spiegel
Director, International Numismatics
214.409.1524
SamS@HA.com
HA.com/BritishMonarchs

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King Henry VII PF70 Ultra CameoSLAB

The Royal Mint, one of the oldest continuously operating mints in the world, has struck coins for every British monarch for the last millennium, creating some of the most iconic coins in the history of numismatics. Beginning this year, the Royal Mint will celebrate this legacy with a unique series of coins honoring the Royal Houses and their unique numismatic portraiture. Heritage Auctions, as an official distributor of the Royal Mint, is able to offer the 1-ounce gold coins in this modern numismatic series exclusively to its clients.

The British Monarchs Collection will be a multiyear project that highlights coins of every ruler from the Houses of the Tudors, Stuarts, Hanoverians, and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha & Windsor, with 21 different issues in total. Using the highest-quality example available from the collection of The Royal Mint Museum as a basis for the design, each coin in the series will reflect the best contemporary workmanship for that monarch’s coins as they were originally struck, reworked to modern standards. The series will allow one to trace the evolution of British minting techniques and artistic style over the last half millennium, from the hammered coinage of Henry VII in the 15th century to where we are today with the coins of Queen Elizabeth II, struck with the most cutting-edge technology.

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2022 - Elizabeth II - Gold - 100 Pound
Obverse

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King Henry VII PF70 Ultra Cameo
Reverse


Henry VII

The first coin in the British Monarchs Collection celebrates the legacy of the patriarch of the House of Tudor, Henry VII. Based on his iconic “profile issue” groats, the design stays true to the style and fabric of the time, but it is rendered in such a way to make it clear for the modern audience.

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Silver Coin
The same profile portrait style used on the groats of Henry VII was used by his son, Henry VIII, as seen on this example from the Eric P. Newman Collection.

Key Features

  • First coin in the exciting new British Monarchs Collection
  • Based on the original numismatic portraiture of Henry VII
  • One ounce of gold, struck in 999.9 gold to Proof standards
  • Includes a Certificate of Authenticity from the Royal Mint
  • Graded and encapsulated by NGC in either “First Release” or “One of First 100 Struck” labels
  • Total mintage of the 1-ounce gold coins: 610
  • Limited quantities available
  • Expected ship date within two weeks

Pricing

  • “First Release” PR70 Ultra Cameo: $4,950 (limit: five per customer)
  • “One of First 100 Struck” PR70 Ultra Cameo: $5,950 (limit: five per customer)
  • Contact BritishMonarchs@HA.com to reserve an example of this new, historic series.

Schedule of Release


The Tudors

  • Henry VII (1485-1509)– Released January 2022
  • Henry VIII (1509-1547) — To be released January 2023
  • Edward VI (1547-1553) — To be released January 2024
  • Mary I (1553-1558) — To be released January 2025
  • Elizabeth I (1558-1603) — To be released January 2026

The Stuarts

  • James I and VI of Scotland (1603-1625) — To be released March 2022
  • Charles I (1625-1649) — To be released March 2023
  • Charles II (1660-1685) — To be released June 2023
  • James II and VII of Scotland (1685-1688) — To be released March 2024
  • William III (1689-1702) and Mary II (1689-1694) — To be released March 2025
  • Anne (1702-1714) — To be released March 2026



The Hanoverians

  • George I (1714-1727) — To be released June 2022
  • George II (1727-1760) — To be released September 2023
  • George III (1760-1820) — To be released June 2024
  • George IV (1820-1830) — To be released June 2024
  • William IV (1830-1837) — To be released June 2025
  • Victoria (1837-1901) — To be released June 2026

House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha & Windsor

  • Edward VII (1901-1910) — To be released September 2022
  • George V (1910-1936) — To be released September 2024
  • George VI (1936-1952) — To be released September 2025
  • Elizabeth II (1952- ) — To be released September 2026



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