While re-watching From Russia with Love recently, I was amazed to see something I had long forgotten---The James Bond Gold Piece! At the beginning of the movie, Q delivers a special black brief case to Bond. The case was filled with the usual rounds of ammunition & many high-tech weapons – but also featured 2 straps hidden inside the lining of the case, which secretly held 50 Gold Sovereign coins! At a climactic moment at the very end of the movie, a SPECTRE hit man has James on his knees ready to meet his doom. But, when Bond tells the henchman about the fifty gold sovereigns in his briefcase, (continued below)
he grabs this attaché and opens it to get at the gold coins – only to have it explode in the greedy assassin's face! Needless to say, James Bond escapes to spy another day.
Well, I can tell you that Gold Sovereigns haven’t just saved the life of movie spies – they have saved the lives of countless British servicemen & REAL espionage agents for nearly 75 years! During WW2, Gold Sovereigns were included in the survival kit of all special operations agents – which is what inspired Ian Fleming to write them into his James Bond novels! In more recent times, British Gulf War service personnel at risk of being stranded behind enemy lines were issued with twenty sovereigns per person to buy emergency food, shelter and safe conduct. The reason is simple: The Gold Sovereign is the most recognized & respected Gold Coin in the entire world!
Now, we have scoured Europe to secure a small hoard of Brilliant Uncirculated Gold Sovereigns from the exact dates of that would have been in that legendary 007 attaché case: 1957-1963 (dates our choice.) Each coin is guaranteed to be in Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) condition and comes in a specially designed acrylic holder bearing the “Secret Agent” pedigreed label to both protect and display your classic British Gold Sovereign.
• STRUCK IN 22 CARAT GOLD: Each Sovereign is struck in the finest quality 22 carat gold and eloquently captures every detail of the design. The Uncirculated Gold coin is housed within a sealed protective encapsulation – perfect for both preservation & display of your Gold Sovereign.
• TIMELESS CLASSIC SOVEREIGN DESIGN: The reverse of this Gold Sovereign bears what many consider to be one of the most celebrated & classic coin designs in history: the image of St George slaying the Dragon by Benedetto Pistrucci. The design was first used in 1817---it pictures St. George (Britain's patron Saint) slaying a dragon. But the dragon slayer in this case is not the mythical St. George, but rather a hotel waiter who modeled as the Saint for the coin's designer! The obverse of this coin depicts the royal effigy of Queen Elizabeth II.
Since 1981, Collectible America has procured rare coins, secured bullion, and struck medallions for the American numismatic public as an independent private mint, not affiliated with the United States Government. This independence provides the cornerstone for our commitment to excellence in both product and service, and, most important, it guarantees to our customers essential rights and complete satisfaction.
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he grabs this attaché and opens it to get at the gold coins – only to have it explode in the greedy assassin's face! Needless to say, James Bond escapes to spy another day.
