Australia 1910-S 1/2 sovereign
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This specimen was lot 1035 in Goldberg Sale 139 (Los Angeles, June 2024), where it sold for $300. The catalog description[1] noted, "Australia. Half Sovereign, 1910-S. Edward VII, 1902-1910. Pop 19; 17 Finer at PCGS. PCGS graded MS-62. Ex Noble Pty Ltd Sale 82, July 25, 2006, lot 1285. The Peh Collection Part II." This is the final and most common date of a type struck 1902-10 at all three mints (Sydney, Melbourne and Perth).
Recorded mintage: 474,000.
Specification: 3.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, 19 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-35, S.3977B; KM-14.
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- 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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