Great Britain 1845 1/2 sovereign
This specimen was lot 34122 in Heritage sale 3082 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $2,499.60. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain: Victoria gold 1/2 Sovereign 1845 AU55 NGC. A very rare date in this grade, and the finest publicly offered in some time. Listed as R3 (~50 examples known) in the latest edition of Marsh edited by Steven Hill and cataloging therein at 3000 UK pounds in EF, the same figure in the 2019 Spink guide. There are no Mint State examples graded at either PCGS or NGC, with only a single AU58 at NGC superior. Very light wear commensurate with the grade and no issues. Sure to elicit spirited bidding." This type was struck 1838-72 in large quantities with a slightly modified obverse continuing until 1874. Despite the large mintages, the type is scarce in nice condition.
Recorded mintage: 888,000, a rare date.
Specification: 3.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, .117 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-389b, KM 735.1, S-3859.
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- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Online Auction 3082, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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