Why the Liberty & Britannia High Relief Gold Coin will be Rare for Years to Come:
Earlier in the year, the U.S. Mint released its collaboration with the Royal Mint in a 24K Gold (.9999 Fine Gold) high relief $100 USD face value gold coin. Initially, The coin was deemed to have a BU strike which would mirror the 1 oz British gold Britannia, minted by the Royal Mint, and a United States Mint version of the American Liberty Series of High Relief gold coins. These plans slightly changed, with both coins having the same obverse design, where the reverse of the gold bullion coin would be His Majesty King Charles III, and the proof coin in the US would have a sunset over the ocean surrounded by Great Basin Bristlecone Pine Tree. Royal Mint Chief Engraver Gordon Summers, and the United States Mint Chief Engraver, Joseph Menna, teamed up on the US gold coins design which became its own series after being removed from the American Liberty High Relief series officially before the release.
Now what makes this coin particularly special is that it was available for pre-order starting in February of 2024 at a pricepoint of nearly $2,900.00 each, with gold spot hovering around $2,000. The increase in gold price to today's current price of $2,400, and a lack of interest in the coin being partially from the Royal Mint gave it the perfect storm of events to become a modern rarity. Only 5,539 coins were sold on the pre-order, making it the single rarest High Relief Gold Coin minted by the United States in the modern age. The next closest American Liberty High Relief is the 2021 American Liberty High Relief with the Bucking Bronco Design (Mintage of 12,500), which has soared to over $7,000.00 each on the after-market. The new Liberty & Britannia gold coin is nearly 1/3 of that mintage
Original Details and High-Relief Design
The design of the Liberty & Britannia Gold Coin is quite nice, despite the fact that it was "slept on". The obverse features both Lady Liberty and the Britannia with the iconic Corinthian Helmet, in a yin-yang type style, with their trident and torch motifs on the sides. The reverse features the Atlantic Ocean, connecting the US and the UK, with Great Basin Bristlecone Pine Trees surrounding the sunset. The reverse also bears the W mint mark, as well as the $100 USD Legal Tender backing.
How to Purchase or Sell After Release Day
The best place to be able to buy and sell the Liberty & Britannia High Relief Gold Coin is on the pure marketplace. There are multiple options available including coins in OGP and graded PR-70 by NGC + PR-70 by PCGS.