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[[Image:Great Britain S51-2539.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 51, lot 25439]] | [[Image:Great Britain S51-2539.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 51, lot 25439]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 2539 in Sincona sale 51 ( | + | This specimen was lot 2539 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 800 CHF (about US$965 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Victoria, 1837-1901. Sovereign 1844, London. Young head. Small 44 in date. PCGS MS62.'' (kingdom of Great Britain, Victoria, 1837-1901, sovereign of 1844, London mint, young head type, small 44 in date, uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This bust was used on the sovereign, or one pound coin, 1838-64 with a slightly modified type (KM 736.2) extending until 1874. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 3,000,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 3,000,000. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 7.98 g, .917 fine gold, .235 troy oz AGW. | + | ''Specification:'' 7.98 g, 0.917 fine gold, .235 troy oz AGW. |
''Catalog reference:'' Seaby 3852C, Fr-387e; KM-736.1. | ''Catalog reference:'' Seaby 3852C, Fr-387e; KM-736.1. | ||
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* Skingley, Philip, ed., ''Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition,'' London: Spink & Son, 2011. | * Skingley, Philip, ed., ''Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition,'' London: Spink & Son, 2011. | ||
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018. |
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* [[Great Britain 1844 half penny|1844 half penny]] | * [[Great Britain 1844 half penny|1844 half penny]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1844 penny|1844 penny]] | * [[Great Britain 1844 penny|1844 penny]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1844 4 pence KM-731.1|1844 fourpence (groat), Britannia reverse]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1844 6 pence|1844 sixpence]] | * [[Great Britain 1844 6 pence|1844 sixpence]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1844 shilling|1844 shilling]] | * [[Great Britain 1844 shilling|1844 shilling]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1844 half crown|1844 half crown]] | * [[Great Britain 1844 half crown|1844 half crown]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1844 crown|1844 crown]] | * [[Great Britain 1844 crown|1844 crown]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1844 1/2 sovereign|1844 half sovereign]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1845 sovereign|1845 sovereign]] | * [[Great Britain 1845 sovereign|1845 sovereign]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1844]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1844]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:45, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 2539 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 800 CHF (about US$965 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Victoria, 1837-1901. Sovereign 1844, London. Young head. Small 44 in date. PCGS MS62. (kingdom of Great Britain, Victoria, 1837-1901, sovereign of 1844, London mint, young head type, small 44 in date, uncirculated.)"
This bust was used on the sovereign, or one pound coin, 1838-64 with a slightly modified type (KM 736.2) extending until 1874.
Recorded mintage: 3,000,000.
Specification: 7.98 g, 0.917 fine gold, .235 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Seaby 3852C, Fr-387e; KM-736.1.
- 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.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018.
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