Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 16 September 2026

Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 16 September 2026

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Lot 80: Royal Mint Base Metal Proof Coin Set, Coins for the New Millennium, 2000

This auction ended on September 16, 2026.

Start price: £10

Estimated price: £15 - £25

Buyer's Premium: 18%

Sold for: £18

A Royal Mint United Kingdom proof coin set titled Coins for the New Millennium. The collection consists of ten base metal coins, each featuring a proof finish with mirrored fields and frosted relief. The obverses display the fourth portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, inscribed ELIZABETH·II·D·G· REG·F·D·2000 with the designer’s initials IRB visible below the truncation. The denominations comprise a commemorative five pound crown, a bimetallic two pound coin, a one pound coin, two distinct fifty pence coins, a twenty pence, a ten pence, a five pence, a two pence, and a one penny coin. The set is presented in a black plastic display slab within a silver-toned folding case with a blue velvet-lined interior and includes a grey informational booklet titled 2000 United Kingdom Proof Set. The outer box lid features a large stylised 2000 logo in red and silver alongside the Royal Mint crest.