Great Britain 1817 sovereign

Heritage sale 3020, lot 24060

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 24060 in Heritage sale 3020 (Long Beach, September 2012), where it sold for $3,055. The catalog description^[1] noted, "George III gold Sovereign 1817, MS62 NGC, lustrous, a number of abrasions in the soft metal." This type was struck for George III 1817-20 and despite substantial mintages, all the dates are scarce in nice condition.

Recorded mintage: 3,235,000.

Specification: 7.98 g, 0.917 fine gold, .235 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: S-3785, KM 674.

Source:

• Bressett, Kenneth E., A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
• 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.
• ^[1]Tucker, Warren, and Cris Bierrenbach, Heritage Signature Auction 3020: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.

Link to:

• 1817 sixpence
• Great Britain 1817 shilling
• 1817 "bull head" half crown
• 1817 "small head" half crown
• 1817 "Three Graces" crown
• Great Britain 1817 1/2 sovereign
• 1818 sovereign
• Coins and currency dated 1817
• return to coins of Great Britain