Australia 1908-P sovereign

from the Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale, lot 42256

This specimen was lot 42256 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. Sovereign, 1908-P. Perth Mint. PCGS MS-63 Gold Shield. Nice strike with soft satin luster." This date, from a type struck 1902-10 at Perth (shown here), Melbourne and Sydney, is common.

Recorded mintage: 4,875,000.

Specification: 7.98 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.2355 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-34; S-3972; KM-15.

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.
• 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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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