Canada 1914-C sovereign

Heritage sale 3073, lot 32562

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 32562 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $900. The catalog description^[1] noted, "George V gold Sovereign 1914-C MS62 NGC, Ottawa mint. From the Lake County Collection." The Ottawa mint struck sovereigns featuring Edward VII 1908-10 and George V 1911-19. The 1911 is the most common date.

Recorded mintage: 14,891.

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

Catalog reference: Fr-2; KM-20.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Cross, W. K., The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 47th Ed., Toronto: Charlton International, 1993
• 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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