Queen’s Beast coins have proven immensely popular for the Royal Mint in 2016 and 2017, and now the mint is expanding its offerings in each design to include a platinum coin and a 10 oz silver option as well. Right now, the 2017 1 oz British Platinum Queen’s Beast Lion Coin is available to purchase online from JM Bullion with certification from the NGC!
Coin Highlights:
- Arrives in a protective plastic slab courtesy of the NGC.
- 1st design from the Queen’s Beast Series!
- First platinum coin in the collection!
- Contains 1 Troy oz of .9995 pure platinum.
- Bears a face value of £100 (GBP) backed by the United Kingdom.
- Issued a grade of Mint State 69 by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation.
- Early Release designation.
- Obverse includes the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
- Reverse features the Lion of England design.
Each of the 2017 1 oz British Platinum Queen’s Beast Lion Coins in this listing is in near-perfect condition according to the NGC. Coins with an MS69 grade exhibit full, original mint luster, but also include a maximum of two minor detracting flaws. These flaws are, namely, minuscule hairlines and contact marks found outside the primary focal areas.
An Early Release designation is applied to a coin that arrives for grading within a set timeframe. These coins must arrive at the NGC or an approved third-party depository, from the Royal Mint directly, within 30 days of the release date for the coins.
The Queen’s Beast Series debuted with the Lion of England design in 2016 on two gold coins and one silver coin, which was the first 2 oz bullion silver coin ever from the Royal Mint. Now, a new option is available in this collection with the release of a British Platinum Queen’s Beast Lion Coin.
On the obverse of each Queen’s Beast Lion coin you’ll find the newest right-profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty appears on this coin in a fifth-generation depiction and was created in 2015 by Jody Clark, the youngest engraver at the Royal Mint ever to create the effigy of the Queen.
The reverse of all 2017 1 oz British Platinum Queen’s Beast Lion Coins features the design of the Lion of England. As the first design release in the Queen’s Beast collection, the Lion of England is featured with the heraldic shield of the kingdom and the massive lion standing on hind legs ready to defend the kingdom.
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