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[[Image:Australia S59-1041.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 59, lot 1041]] | [[Image:Australia S59-1041.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 59, lot 1041]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1041 in Sincona sale 59 ( | + | This specimen was lot 1041 in Sincona sale 59 (Zürich, October 2019), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$394 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Australien, George V. 1910-1936. Sovereign 1914 M, Melbourne. NGC MS63.'' ([[Australia]], George V, 1910-36, sovereign of 1914, Melbourne mint. Uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type, struck 1911-31 at Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, is identical to the ordinary [[Great Britain 1914 sovereign|British sovereign]] in every respect except for the mintmark. The Melbourne mint was opened in 1872 to strike the gold found in Australia and was not employed to strike ordinary circulation coinage until 1920. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 2,012,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 2,012,000. | ||
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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. | ||
* McDonald, Greg, ''The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed.,'' Lavington, Australia, 2017. | * McDonald, Greg, ''The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed.,'' Lavington, Australia, 2017. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona Auction 59: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' | + | * Pitt, Michael, ed., ''Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values, 32nd Edition,'' Matraville, New South Wales, Australia: Renniks Publications, 2023. |
| + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona Auction 59: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019. | ||
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* [[Great Britain 1914 sovereign]] | * [[Great Britain 1914 sovereign]] | ||
* [[Australia 1914 half penny|1914 half penny]] | * [[Australia 1914 half penny|1914 half penny]] | ||
| + | * [[Australia 1914-H half penny|1914-H half penny]] | ||
| + | * [[Australia 1914 penny|1914 penny]] | ||
* [[Australia 1914 3 pence|1914 threepence]] | * [[Australia 1914 3 pence|1914 threepence]] | ||
* [[Australia 1914 florin|1914 florin]] | * [[Australia 1914 florin|1914 florin]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:06, 20 August 2025
This specimen was lot 1041 in Sincona sale 59 (Zürich, October 2019), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$394 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Australien, George V. 1910-1936. Sovereign 1914 M, Melbourne. NGC MS63. (Australia, George V, 1910-36, sovereign of 1914, Melbourne mint. Uncirculated.)"
This type, struck 1911-31 at Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, is identical to the ordinary British sovereign in every respect except for the mintmark. The Melbourne mint was opened in 1872 to strike the gold found in Australia and was not employed to strike ordinary circulation coinage until 1920.
Recorded mintage: 2,012,000.
Specification: 7.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.234 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM 29, Seaby 3999. Fr-39.
- 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- McDonald, Greg, The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed., Lavington, Australia, 2017.
- Pitt, Michael, ed., Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values, 32nd Edition, Matraville, New South Wales, Australia: Renniks Publications, 2023.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 59: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.
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