Australia 1891-M sovereign
This specimen was lot 1034 in Sincona sale 59 (Zürich, October 2019), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$424 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Australien, Victoria, 1837-1901. Sovereign 1891 M, Melbourne. Jubilee head. Gutes vorzüglich. (Australia, Victoria, 1837-1901, sovereign of 1891, Melbourne mint, jubilee head. Good extremely fine.)"
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: 2,749,000.
Specification: 7.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 7.98 g.
Catalog reference: KM 10, Seaby 3867 C. Fr-24.
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- 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.
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- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 59: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.
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