Great Britain 1884 sovereign

Sincona sale 26, lot 3257

This specimen was lot 3257 in Sincona sale 26 (Zürich, October 2015), where it sold for 750 CHF (about US$927 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Victoria, 1837-1901 Sovereign 1884. Fast vorzüglich-vorzüglich. (Great Britain, Victoria, 1837-1901, sovereign of 1884, extremely fine or better.)"

This type was minted in substantial numbers 1871-85 and is common.

Recorded mintage: 1,770,000.

Specification: 7.98 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 7.98 g.

Catalog reference: S. 3856B, Schl. 300. Fr-388, KM 752.

Source:

• Bressett, Kenneth E., A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
• 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.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 26, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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