Great Britain 1962 sovereign

Stack's Bowers 2021 NYINC sale, lot 23796

This specimen was lot 23796 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $504. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Sovereign, 1962. PCGS MS-63. An attractive and lustrous example with a hint of mottled tone. From the Collection of Richard Jewell." This type was struck 1957-68 for sale to collectors and bullion speculators and did not circulate altho some show signs of mishandling. The next issue (KM 919) was struck in 1974.

Recorded mintage: 3,000,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 7.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22 mm diameter, 0.2355 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: S-4125; Fr-417; KM-908.

Source:

• 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.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

• 1959 sovereign
• 1962 shilling, Scottish crest
• 1963 sovereign
• Coins and currency dated 1962