Australia 1890-M sovereign
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This specimen was lot 72492 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $504. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. Sovereign, 1890-M. Melbourne Mint. NGC AU-58 Prooflike. A charming example, that displays strong prooflike quality, despite some contacting on the highest elements of the design." This "jubilee head" type was struck 1887-93 at the Sydney and Melbourne mints. The shield reverse used 1871-87 was retired. The Melbourne mint was opened in 1872 to strike the gold found in Australia and was not employed to strike ordinary circulation coinage until 1916.
Recorded mintage: 2,473,000.
Specification: 7.99 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: S-3867B; Fr-20; KM-10.
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- Pitt, Michael, ed., Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values, 32nd Edition, Matraville, New South Wales, Australia: Renniks Publications, 2023.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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