Australia 1907-S sovereign

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Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 74302
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This specimen was lot 74302 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $630. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. Soveriegn, 1907-S. Sydney Mint. Edward VII. PCGS MS-64. A lovely near-Gem example, delivering sharp details and beautiful rich luster." This date, from a type struck 1902-10 at Perth, Melbourne (shown here) and Sydney, is common.

Recorded mintage: 2,539,000.

Specification: 7.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, .2354 troy oz AGW, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: S-4003; Fr-38; KM-29.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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