1989-2017 Special Reverse Design Gold Proof Sovereign collection

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At long last I’ve completed the collection and successfully convinced PCGS to create a set registry to acknowledge this more and more popular collecting trend. I had a lot of fun finding each of these coins and enjoy the beauty they are. My personal favorite are all the five pound coins.

My completed set with TrueView can be seen here:

https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/alltimeset/186655

Gallery with comments here:

https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/british-gold/british-gold-specialty-sets/great-britain-elizabeth-ii-sovereign-reverse-design-set-proof-1989-2017/imagegallery/186655

This gold proof set contains 1989, 2002, 2005, 2012 and 2017 and includes the five sovereign, double sovereign, sovereign, half sovereign and from 2012 the quarter sovereign. I hope you like the set and also I hope this registry helps you locate the coins in PCGS census! Here’s a quick description from the Royal Mint:

[ZatStackz]

Wow, that's an amazing collection.  Congrats!

 

@*tada* I noticed some of the pictures had the proof face a dark color where others are lighter?  Why is that, has their photography changed over the years?

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21 minutes ago, ZatStackz said:

Wow, that's an amazing collection.  Congrats!

 

I noticed some of the pictures had the proof face a dark color where others are lighter?  Why is that, has their photography changed over the years?

Yes, the darker ones are earlier and lighter ones are new templates launched last month which I liked more, awesome lighting for proof coins.

[terakris]

Stunning collection. I'm trying to get a similar set myself but without the £5 coins for now. I've also gone for the 2016 which has the alternate queen portrait as part of my set.

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For whoever is interested, PCGS (US at least) recently is having a grading special where the True View photos are for free with regular Reholder service - basically saves you $5 per coin. I really like their new lighting template for gold proof coins- just got the new photos for my 1989 sovereign coins and I’m impressed at the improvements vs previous almost dark proof coin photos.