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''Recorded mintage:'' 1,653,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 1,653,000. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 7.98 g, .917 fine gold. | + | ''Specification:'' 7.98 g, 0.917 fine gold. |
''Catalog reference:'' Fr-387i; S-3853; KM-736.2. | ''Catalog reference:'' Fr-387i; S-3853; KM-736.2. | ||
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* 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. | ||
* 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. | ||
| + | * 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. | ||
* 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. | ||
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction,'' Irvine, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2012. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction,'' Irvine, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2012. | ||
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* [[Great Britain 1868 6 pence|1868 sixpence]] | * [[Great Britain 1868 6 pence|1868 sixpence]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1868 shilling|1868 shilling]] | * [[Great Britain 1868 shilling|1868 shilling]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1868 double florin|1868 pattern gold double florin]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1869 sovereign|1869 sovereign]] | * [[Great Britain 1869 sovereign|1869 sovereign]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1868]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1868]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:29, 17 February 2024
This specimen was lot 50146 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $529. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Sovereign, 1868. PCGS AU-58. Die number 26. Ex: Douro Cargo." This bust was used on the sovereign, or one pound coin, 1838-64 with a slightly modified type (KM 736.2) extending until 1874. This date is common. All issues of this date bear die numbers.
Recorded mintage: 1,653,000.
Specification: 7.98 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-387i; S-3853; KM-736.2.
- 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.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.
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- 1868 half penny
- 1868 Maundy penny
- 1868 Maundy tuppence
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- 1868 Maundy groat
- 1868 sixpence
- 1868 shilling
- 1868 pattern gold double florin
- 1869 sovereign
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