Australia 1892-S sovereign
This specimen was lot 1037 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$527 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"AUSTRALIA | misc. Victoria, 1837-1901. Sovereign 1892 S, Sydney. Jubilee head. Gutes vorzüglich. Winzige Kratzer. (Australia, Victoria, 1837-1901, sovereign of 1892, Sydney mint, jubilee head. Good extremely fine, Tiny scratches.)"
This "jubilee head" type was struck 1887-93 at the Sydney and Melbourne mints. The shield reverse used 1871-87 was retired. The Sydney mint was opened in 1855 to strike the gold found in Australia and was not employed to strike ordinary circulation coinage until 1919. The facility was closed in 1926 as old and obsolete.
Recorded mintage: 2,837,000.
Specification: 7.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, .2354 troy oz AGW, this specimen 7.95 g.
Catalog reference: KM 10, Seaby 3868 C. Fr-19.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.
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