Great Britain 1908 sovereign

from tHeritage sale 3115, lot 30231

This specimen was lot 30231 in Heritage Sale 3115 (Chicago, May 2024), where it sold for $720. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Great Britain: Edward VII gold Sovereign 1908 MS63 PCGS. A handsome, Choice offering. From the Ezen Collection." This type was struck 1902-10 in considerable numbers and is the only sovereign for Edward VII.

Recorded mintage: 11,729,000.

Specification: 7.99 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-400, KM 805, S-3969, Marsh-180.

Source:

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.
Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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.
Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2024 May 8 - 10 CSNS World Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction #3115, featuring the Ezen Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2024.

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