Great Britain 1858 sovereign
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This specimen was lot 71387 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $600. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Sovereign, 1858. London Mint. Victoria. PCGS AU-55 Gold Shield. Small Date variety. Quite brilliant and pleasing, this lightly handled specimen offers great quality without distraction." This bust was used on the sovereign, or one pound coin, 1838-64 with a slightly modified type (KM 736.2) extending until 1874. This is a low mintage date but obtains no premium.
Recorded mintage: 803,000.
Specification: 7.98 g, 0.917 fine gold, .235 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: S-3852D; Fr-387e; KM-736.1.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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