Australia 1893-M sovereign Fr-24
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This specimen was lot 23055 in Heritage sale 3020 (Long Beach, September 2012), where it sold for $1,292.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Victoria gold Sovereign 1893-M, MS62 PCGS, fully lustrous with typical small surface marks. Scarcer date/mint." This type was struck 1893-1901 at Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, which were not used to strike Australian coins until 1916. This is a common date. Australia maintained the sterling silver standard until 1945, years after Great Britain had debased her coins to 0.500 fine.
Recorded mintage: 1,914,000 plus 1,649,000 of the Jubilee Head.
Specification: 7.98 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 13, Fr-24.
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- Pitt, Michael, ed., Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values, 32nd Edition, Matraville, New South Wales, Australia: Renniks Publications, 2023.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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]Tucker, Warren, and Cris Bierrenbach, Heritage Signature Auction 3020: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.
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