Australia 1915-S sovereign
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This specimen was lot 72113 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $504. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. Sovereign, 1915-S. Sydney Mint. PCGS MS-63. A choice piece, offering golden-orange toning and an alluring brilliance." This type, struck 1911-31 at Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, is identical to the ordinary British sovereign in every respect except for the mintmark. The Sydney mint closed in 1926, being much too small for modern operations. The building now houses a museum and restaurant.
Recorded mintage: 1,346,000.
Specification: 7.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.234 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: S-4003; Fr-38; KM 29.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The June 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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