Great Britain 1913 1/2 sovereign
The first specimen was lot 71728 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Sovereign, 1913. London Mint. PCGS MS-64 Gold Shield. Sharply struck with attractive golden luster in the fields." The second specimen was lot 1822 in Goldberg sale 122 (Los Angeles, June 2021), where it sold for $504. The catalog description[2] noted, "Great Britain. Half Sovereign, 1913. George V. NGC graded MS-61." Proof sets were issued for the first year of reign of the new king, George V, and were extensively saved. Proof half sovereigns of 1911 are expensive but not rare. Production of the half sovereign was suspended in 1915, during World War One.
Recorded mintage: 6,094,000.
Specifications: 3.99 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: S-4006; Fr-405; KM-819.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
- [2]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 122: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2021.
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