Australia 1883-S sovereign Fr-15

from the Stack's Bowers June 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 70270

This specimen was lot 70270 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $552. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA. Sovereign, 1883-S. Sydney Mint. Victoria. PCGS AU-58 Gold Shield. Some muted brilliance and a solid strike combine on this alluring, near-Mint specimen." This "St. George and the dragon" type was struck 1871-87 at the Sydney and Melbourne mints simultaneously with the familiar "shield" type. The SCWC does not attempt to separate the mintages of the two types.

Recorded mintage: 1,108,000 (including the "shield" reverse).

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

Catalog reference: S-3858B; Fr-15; KM-7.

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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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Australia 1883-S sovereign Fr-15

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