Great Britain 1871 sovereign Fr-388
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This specimen was lot 50150 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $477. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Sovereign, 1871. NGC MS-61. St. George type, horse with short tail." This bust was used on the sovereign, or one pound coin, 1838-85 with the St. George reverse introduced in 1871. However, the shield reverse was not terminated until 1874. This date is common. All issues of this date with the shield reverse bear die numbers.
Recorded mintage: 8,767,000 including the shield reverse.
Specification: 7.98 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-388; S-3856; KM-752.
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- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.
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