Australia 1879-M sovereign Fr-16

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from Goldberg sale 98, lot 2316
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This specimen was lot 2316 in Goldberg sale 98 (Los Angeles, June 2017), where it sold for $494. The catalog description[1] noted, "Australia. Sovereign, 1879-M. Victoria. St. George reverse. NGC graded MS-62. WINGS." This "St. George" type was struck 1871-87 at the Sydney and Melbourne mints simultaneously with the familiar "shield" type, altho Melbourne struck no shield reverse sovereigns in 1879. The SCWC does not attempt to separate the mintages of the two types.

Recorded mintage: 2,740,000.

Specification: 7.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, .2354 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-16; KM 7; S-3857.

Source:

  • 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 98: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2017.

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