Canada 1911-C sovereign

Ponterio sale 152, lot 7049

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

This specimen was lot 7049 in Ponterio sale 152 (New York, January 2010), where it sold for $322. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CANADA. Sovereign, 1911-C. PCGS MS-64." The Ottawa mint struck sovereigns featuring Edward VII 1908-10 and George V 1911-19. The 1911 is the most common date. The sovereigns were superseded in 1912 by ten dollar gold pieces.

Recorded mintage: 256,946.

Specification: 7.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, .235 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-2; KM 20.

Source:

• Cross, W. K., The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 62nd Ed., Toronto: Charlton International, 2008.
• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 152: The 2010 NYINC Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2009.

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