Great Britain 1833 sovereign
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This specimen was lot 30798 in Heritage sale 3081 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain: William IV gold Sovereign 1833 MS61 NGC. Some slight doubling to the reverse, visible within the date. Pleasing for its assigned grade with soft cartwheel luster and surprisingly clear surfaces." This type is listed for 1831-37 and is expensive despite the substantial mintage.
Recorded mintage: 1,225,000, a better date.
Specification: 7.98 g, 0.917 fine gold, .235 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM 717, S-3829B.
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- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3081, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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