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''Recorded mintage:'' 718,000, a scarce date. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 718,000, a scarce date. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 7.98 g, .917 fine gold. | + | ''Specification:'' 7.98 g, 0.917 fine gold. |
''Catalog reference:'' Fr-388; S-3856F; KM-752. | ''Catalog reference:'' Fr-388; S-3856F; KM-752. | ||
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* 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. | ||
* Bressett, Kenneth E., ''A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed.,'' Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962. | * Bressett, Kenneth E., ''A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed.,'' Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962. | ||
| + | * 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. | * Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, ''Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date'', London: Coincraft, 1995. | ||
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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. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021. | ||
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| + | * [[Great Britain 1884 sovereign|1884 sovereign]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1885 1/3 farthing|1885 third farthing]] | * [[Great Britain 1885 1/3 farthing|1885 third farthing]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1885 farthing|1885 farthing]] | * [[Great Britain 1885 farthing|1885 farthing]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1885 half penny|1885 half penny]] | * [[Great Britain 1885 half penny|1885 half penny]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1885 penny|1885 penny]] | * [[Great Britain 1885 penny|1885 penny]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1885 2 pence|1885 Maundy tuppence]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1885 3 pence|1885 threepence]] | * [[Great Britain 1885 3 pence|1885 threepence]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1885 4 pence|1885 Maundy groat]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1885 shilling|1885 shilling]] | * [[Great Britain 1885 shilling|1885 shilling]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1885 half crown|1885 half crown]] | * [[Great Britain 1885 half crown|1885 half crown]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1885 1/2 sovereign|1885 half sovereign]] | * [[Great Britain 1885 1/2 sovereign|1885 half sovereign]] | ||
| − | * [[Great Britain 1886 sovereign|1886 sovereign]] | + | * [[Great Britain 1886 sovereign|1886 sovereign, shield reverse]] |
| + | * [[Great Britain 1887 sovereign|1887 sovereign]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1885]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1885]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale]] | [[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:05, 8 August 2023
This specimen was lot 44650 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Sovereign, 1885. London Mint. Victoria. PCGS MS-63 Gold Shield. A sharply struck and pleasing example of the type, with satiny luster and only the slightest of bagmarks." This type was minted in substantial numbers 1871-85 and is common, altho this date is scarce.
Recorded mintage: 718,000, a scarce date.
Specification: 7.98 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-388; S-3856F; KM-752.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Bressett, Kenneth E., A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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