When you’re looking for gold coins for sale, those which have received certification from the NGC or PCGS have greater value. These coins have been graded for condition and certified as beautiful specimens. Right now, the 2017 ¼ oz British Gold Queen’s Beast Dragon Coin is available to purchase online from JM Bullion with NGC certification!
Coin Highlights:
- Arrives in a protective plastic slab courtesy of the NGC.
- 3rd release in the Queen’s Beast Collection!
- Limited availability of certified coins!
- Contains ¼ Troy oz of .9999 pure gold.
- Bears a face value of £25 (GBP) backed by the government of the United Kingdom.
- Issued a grade of Mint State 69 by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation.
- Early Release designation.
- Obverse features the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II.
- Reverse includes the Red Dragon of Wales design.
- Both designs from Jody Clark.
All 2017 ¼ oz British Gold Queen’s Beast Dragon Coin in this product listing is available with near-perfect certification from the NGC. Coins with a Mint State 69 grade feature full, original mint luster and include a maximum of two minor detracting flaws. Those flaws are limited to minuscule hairlines or contact marks, and are located only outside the primary focal areas of the coin’s surface.
The Early Release designation is a special designation for coins that arrive at the NGC for certification within a specific timeframe. The coins must arrive at the NGC or a third-party depository within the first 30 days of the release date set by the Royal Mint.
Owen Tudor was the first to use the image of the Red Dragon of Wales as a badge. He was a Welsh courtier and the second husband of Catherine of Valois, the widow of Henry V. Owen descended from a prominent family from Penmynydd in the Isle of Anglesey, and was the grandfather of Henry VII, who founded the Tudor dynasty.
The obverse of these gold bullion coins includes the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II as referenced above. Her Majesty ascended to the British throne in 1952 following the death of her father, the king. Her coronation ceremony was held in 1953 and included 10 plaster statues of Queen’s Beasts.
On the reverse of the 2017 1 oz British Queen’s Beast Dragon Gold Coin is the image of the Red Dragon of Wales. The dragon is often depicted holding a shield bearing a lion in each quarter of it, which was the coat of arms for Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, who was the last native Prince of Wales.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact JM Bullion. Our customer service team is available on the phone at 800-276-6508, on the web through our live chat, and via our email address.