South Africa 1927-SA sovereign
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This specimen was lot 72468 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $456. The catalog description[1] noted, "SOUTH AFRICA. Sovereign, 1927-SA. Pretoria Mint. George V. PCGS MS-63. Yielding abundant luster, this charming example displays wholesome details and a sunny hue alights the surfaces." The Pretoria mint operated as a branch of the Royal mint, striking George V sovereigns 1923-32.
Recorded Mintage: 16,379,999.
Specification: 7.98 g, 0.917 fine gold, .235 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: S-4004; Fr-5; KM 21.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Hern, Brian, John Bothma and Hercie Pieterse, Hern's Handbook on South African Coins & Patterns, Ferndale, South Africa, 2013.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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