1999 Two Pound Gold Proof Coin Mintage

[MJCOIN]

I'm trying to find out how many 1999 Two Pound Gold Proof Coins were minted (this was the Rugby World Cup £2).  See picture below.

According to a few coin dealer websites (The London Coin Company and MJ Hughes) they quote a figure of 311.   I did find a link to an FOI request that Royal Mint answered some years ago where they gave a figure of 991 for the 4 coin set (which included the £5 Sovereign, £2 sovereign / Rugby World Cup, Single Sovereign and Half Sov) and another 912 for the 3 coin set (£2 sovereign / Rugby World Cup, Single Sov and Half Sov), giving a total close to 2,000.  

EDIT ** - Found the link from the RM FOI request - https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/658203/response/1566731/attach/2/doc03388920200430143404.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1 

I wonder if the 311 figure quoted is just for the £2 coin on it's own (not as part of a 3 or 4 coin set)?  Bullionbypost give a figure of 2,500 so perhaps this is the correct number?

The Royal Mint didn't seem to have a figure quoted on their website.

Edited January 19, 2022 by MJCOIN

[Zhorro]

According to my Coins of England & The United Kingdom: Decimal issues (2022) there were:

991 sets to £5 (p.175)

912 sets to £2 (p.175) and

311 £2 (p.71), so this makes

2214 total?

(Please amend the title of the thread - "Golf"!)

Edited January 19, 2022 by Zhorro
typo

[MJCOIN]

Thank you (typo amended!).

I guess that the 311 is being quoted by certain coin dealers in a slightly disingenuous way, making it look as though that is the total number of these coins minted in total.