First-Ever Collaboration Between Royal Mint And Former U. STUNNING COLLABORATION BETWEEN JOHN MERCANTI AND ROYAL MINT - This represents the first collaboration between a former U. Mint Chief Engraver with Great Britain's Royal Mint. The design is the work of the U.
Mint's 12th Chief Engraver John Mercanti and shows the national symbols of both America and Great Britain-the Lion of England and Bald Eagle of the United States. The coin's obverse features the portrait of King Charles III. STRUCK IN HIGHLY PURE SILVER - Each Mercanti Lion & Eagle Coin was struck in a full ounce of highly pure 99.9% fine silver and measures 38.61 mm in diameter. KEY FIRST RELEASES CERTIFICATION - NGC has certified that this proof is a First Releases (FR) coin, meaning that it was among the first struck by the mint and was verified within the first 30 days of issue. It will come in an acrylic holder with a black display core and encapsulated with a British Flag label.