Great Britain 1963 sovereign
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This specimen was lot 183 in Sedwick sale 12 (Winter Park, FL, October 2012), where it sold for $442.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "London, England, sovereign, Elizabeth II, 1963. BU with matte fields (as made)." This type was struck 1957-68 in substantial numbers (the peak mintage was 8,700,000 in 1958) but as it was sold at its gold value, it is unlikely any ever circulated as coin. Cleaned and damaged specimens are likely ex-jewelry.
Recorded mintage: 7,400,000.
Specification: 7.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, .253 troy oz AGW, this specimen 8.0 grams.
Catalog reference: Fr-417, KM-908; S-4125.
- [1]Sedwick, Daniel F., Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction #12, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC, 2012.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
- 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.
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