Australia 1900-P 1/2 sovereign
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This specimen was lot 1033 in Goldberg Sale 139 (Los Angeles, June 2024), where it sold for $720. The catalog description[1] noted, "Australia. Half Sovereign, 1900-P. Victoria. Veiled head left. Reverse: St. George and dragon. Rare in high grade. Pop 4; 8 in 62; 1 in 63. PCGS graded AU-58. Ex St. James's Au[c]tion 4, May 8, 2006, lot 569. The Peh Collection Part II." This type was struck at Sydney (shown here), Perth and Melbourne 1893-1901 in moderate numbers. It is not rare tho mintages are about one-tenth the accompanying sovereign. Some dates were issued only in proof and are rare.
Recorded mintage: 119,000.
Specification: 3.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, 19 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S.3880; KM-12, Fr-28.
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- McDonald, Greg, The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed., Lavington, Australia, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 139: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, featuring the Peh Family Collection, Part II, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2024.
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