Australia 1900-P sovereign

Stack's Bowers 2021 NYINC sale, lot 23171

This specimen was lot 23171 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $456. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. Sovereign, 1900-P. Perth Mint. Victoria. PCGS AU-53 Gold Shield. A bright, well struck Sovereign with abundant peripheral luster. From the Collection of Richard Jewell." The Sydney and Melbourne mints issued large quantities of these "old head" sovereigns 1893-1901 with the Perth mint contributing starting in 1899. This is a common date.

Recorded mintage: 1,886,000.

Specification: 7.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, .2354 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-25; S-3876; KM-13.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• 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.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

• 1899-P sovereign
• 1900-M half sovereign
• 1900-P ½ sovereign
• 1900-S half sovereign
• 1900-M sovereign
• 1900-S sovereign
• Coins and currency dated 1900