Great Britain 1829 sovereign

Heritage sale 3020, lot 24076

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 24076 in Heritage sale 3020 (Long Beach, September 2012), where it sold for $3,818.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "George IV gold Sovereign 1829, Bare Head, MS63 NGC, sharp details, satiny luster. Rare date in this series." This type was struck for George IV 1825-30 and despite substantial mintages, all the dates are scarce.

Recorded mintage: 2,445,000.

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

Catalog reference: S-3801, KM 696.

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.
• 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.
• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
• ^[1]Tucker, Warren, and Cris Bierrenbach, Heritage Signature Auction 3020: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.

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