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Message:: [QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4962159, member: 101855"]The five pound is a PCGS graded Pr-64, Ultra Cameo. I spotted it on a dealer’s site and further checked it out on the PCGS verification page. Since there have not been any major coin shows, I have become more adept at working the Internet for my purchases. The coin is very high end for assigned grade. It has some hairlines, but they are very light, and you have to swirl the coin around under a strong light to see them. The piece is not in anyway “shamed” by the other coins in the set. Yes, the 5 pound piece is very expensive. One can pay over $20,000 for a PR-66, which is well beyond what I was willing to pay. Dealers have told me that Asian buyers have pushed up the prices for these large, “trophy coins.” As the prices for the George VI gold pieces, this set is the only source for the George VI gold coins. No regular issue gold coins were issued with his name and portrait on them. That’s why the sovereign is so expensive. If you collect British sovereigns, that is the only issue that is available. It’s similar to the 1895-P dollar in the Morgan Dollar set. The Proof coins are all you can get.[/QUOTE]