Great Britain 1824 sovereign
This specimen was lot 33049 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "George IV gold Sovereign 1824 XF Details (Cleaned) NGC. Honey-gold with some glassy elements present at the legends." As part of the monetary reform of 1817, the gold guinea of 21 shillings was dropped in favor of the sovereign of 20 shillings or one pound. This type, issued for George IV 1821-25, was minted in substantial numbers (about 23 million total) but is very scarce in nice condition. The sovereign would be struck for circulation through World War One and is still struck at the Royal Mint today but is sold as a bullion coin.
Recorded mintage: 3,768,000.
Specification: 7.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, .2354 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-376; S-3800; KM 682.
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- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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