Australia 1876-S sovereign
This specimen was lot 70256 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $576. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. Sovereign, 1876-S. Sydney Mint. Victoria. NGC MS-61. A charming Mint State survivor, this brilliant specimen offers a charming golden-orange hue and cartwheel luster shimmering throughout." This "St. George and the dragon" type was struck 1871-87 at the Sydney and Melbourne mints simultaneously with the familiar "shield" type. The SCWC does not attempt to separate the mintages of the two types.
Recorded mintage: 1,613,000 (no "shield" reverse sovereigns were struck in 1876).
Specification: 7.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, .2354 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: S-3858A; Fr-15; KM-7.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- McDonald, Greg, The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed., Lavington, Australia, 2017.
- Pitt, Michael, ed., Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values, 32nd Edition, Matraville, New South Wales, Australia: Renniks Publications, 2023.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
Link to:
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- 1875-S sovereign, shield reverse
- 1875-S sovereign, St. George and the dragon reverse
- Great Britain 1876 sovereign
- 1876-M sovereign, St. George reverse
- 1877-M sovereign, St. George reverse
- 1877-S sovereign, shield reverse
- Coins and currency dated 1876