Half Sovereign 1825 I in GEORGIUS and second I in BRITANNIAR have no top left serifs, UNC or very near so with very light cabinet friction, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, the finest known of 4 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sovereign 2017 PiedfortProof, Reverse St. George and the Dragon within the Garter, S.SC12 in an NGC holder and graded PF65 Ultra Cameo, this being the first ever Gold Sovereign Piedfort, the entire mintage sold out very quickly on the Royal Mint website after the release of the coin
Half Sovereign 1817 Marsh 400 Choice UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the finest known of 10 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1825 Marsh 406 UNC or near so, a lustrous piece with considerable eye appeal, the finest of only two examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sovereign 1880M Shield Reverse, WW Raised on truncation Marsh 61, S.3854 (rated R2 by Marsh), one of the rarer date/type combinations in the entire Young Head Melbourne series, NEF and very rare thin this high grade
Sovereign 1843 Roman 1 in date S.3582 NVF the reverse with a small area of red tone, Very Rare and unlisted by Marsh, now listed at £1250 in the Spink catalogue
Half Sovereign 1937 ProofS.4077 in an NGC holder and graded PF65* the star designation of awarded to coins with exceptional eye appeal and quality for the given grade. Less than 1% of coins are given this, and these pieces fall just short of Cameo designation
Half Sovereign 1842 Marsh 416 UNC or very near so and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75, a most attractive example of the early Young head type, the LCGS Population Report shows very few examples for the Young head type grading 75 or higher
Half Sovereign 1861 Marsh 435 Lustrous About UNC and choice, our archive database shows that this is only the third example we have offered in 16 years, so possibly rarer than catalogue values would suggest
Sovereign 1843 3 over inverted 2 in date, 4 points directly to a rim tooth with the 843 of the date being more widely spaced. The 3 of the date on this die is poorly formed, and the usage of the 2 punch to overstrike it has not especially clarified the rendition of the figure. On the reverse this shows the full second I in BRITANNIARUM. It is especially rare to see two example of this type both struck from different pairs of dies. VF with some contact marks the reverse better, a rare type
Sovereign 1887S Jubilee Head, D:G: further from crown, hooked J in J.E.B. , the J.E.B. initials in a slight arc with the final stop right on the lower truncation, S.3868A, DISH S5, A/UNC with much original lustre, a very scarce and under-rated type, the details of which are fully explained by David Iverson in his excellent publication 'The Jubilee Head Gold Sovereign 1887-1893'
Half Sovereign 1884 Marsh 458 UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the joint finest of 6 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sovereign 1870 WW in relief on truncation S.3853B, Die Number 123, in an NGC holder and graded MS63, the NGC Population Census shows that at the time of writing, out of 100 coins submitted, only one has graded higher
Sovereign 1872M 2 over 1 Shield Reverse, Marsh 59A, Fine/Good Fine and rated R4 by Marsh with 15-25 examples believed to exist, making this the scarcest date/die combination in the Melbourne Young Head Shield Series. The overdate is visible over the top of the 2 with the base of the underlying 1 forming part of the base of the 2. An example of the type is shown in Marsh 2000 page 64 (scanning electron microscope picture). Cataloguers Note: The mint was opened on 12 June 1872 by the Governor and Viscountess Canterbury. This was somewhat later than planned; it had ordered and paid for dies to strike coins dated 1871. It was initially manned by volunteers from the Royal Engineers who had undertaken special training in London. They were under the command of Colonel Edward Ward who had already great experience with opening a mint in Australia as he had been in charge of the original team at the Sydney Mint in 1855. This variety arose due to the dies sent from London only averaging 8000 impressions, whereas the reverse dies were averaging 14,000 impressions, therefore by September 1872 some of the 1871 obverse dies had to be altered. A local engraver Julius Hogarth was employed and carried out the work.
Sovereign 1884S Shield Reverse, WW Raised on truncation Marsh 80, S.3855B EF/AU the obverse with some light contact marks, overall a lustrous piece with excellent eye appeal
Half Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head, Imperfect J in J.E.B. Marsh 478C UNC and choice with good subdued lustre and excellent surfaces, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of 40 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, very rare to find any currency gold Half Sovereigns or Sovereigns of any date in grade 85
Sovereign 1884M Shield Reverse, Marsh 65S.3854A, GEF/UNC and lustrous with some contact marks on the obverse, a very sharp strike, an eye-catching example
Sovereign 1861 C over rotated C in VICTORIA S.3852D About VF with some contact marks and edge nicks, a rare type discovered in the last 15 years thus unlisted by Marsh
Sovereign 1876 Marsh 88, S.3856A, UNC or near so and highly lustrous with Prooflike fields, the portrait retaining some mint frost, a few light hairlines and small rim nicks barely detract, this a superior example of the type
Half Sovereign 1877 Wider Ribbons S.3860D Die Number 155 A/UNC the reverse practically free from contact marks, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75, the finest known of 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. A high grade example and rare thus
Sovereign 1874 M George and the Dragon, WW in relief buried in truncation, Marsh 96, S.3854 EF/GEF the obverse with some light contact marks, our archive database shows that this is the finest we have offered of this date and type in 16 years
Sovereign 2014 the errormule, the reverse highly frosted and resembling a Proof strike, paired with a currency obverse, UNC/Prooflike UNC and fully lustrous
Half Sovereign 1885 Marsh 459, S.3861 UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, the finest known of just 4 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, very few Victorian Half Sovereigns achieve grades 78 or above
Sovereign 1884M Shield Reverse, Marsh 65S.3854A, in an NGC holder and graded AU58, the obverse displayed a good strike on the Queen's hair, this unusual for this series
Sovereign 1917P Marsh 256 GVF in a decorative 9 carat mount with precious stones with necklace chain attached the chain not hallmarked, total weight 18.79 grammes comes in a presentation box
Sovereign 1843 3 over inverted 2 in date, 4 in date points between two rim teeth, one of two different obverse dies for this type offered in this sale. The reverse die show the second I in BRITANNIARUM having no top left serif. VG or better and a rare type
Sovereign 1889S Second Legend with D:G: now closer to the crownS.3868B, DISH S12, About EF/EF and lustrous, an attractive example of the Sydney Mint type
Sovereign 1959 Marsh 299 Lustrous UNC and choice with hints of toning, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, only two pieces have been graded higher by LCGS
Sovereign 1963 Marsh 301 Choice UNC with practically full lustre, a superb example. In an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of 40 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. Since this coin was graded, a further 39,000 coins have been graded and no finer 1963 Sovereign has been recorded in that time.
Half Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head Imperfect J in J.E.B Marsh 478C Choice UNC and lustrous in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the joint second finest known thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head, Imperfect J in J.E.B. Marsh 478C Choice UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the joint second finest known of 40 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sovereign 1958 Marsh 298 Choice UNC and lustrous, a boldly struck example with only minimal contact marks, very few Sovereigns encountered like this, in an LCGS holder and graded 85, the second finest known of 87 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sovereign 1930P Marsh 269 EF and lustrous with some contact marks and small rim nicks, Rare, this being only the fourth example we have offered in the last 16 years, so possibly scarcer than catalogue values would suggest
Sovereign 1967 Marsh 305 Lustrous UNC and choice, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 146 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sovereign 1979 Marsh 310 UNC with practically full lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 47 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sovereign 1979 S.SC1 (formerly S.4204)Proof nFDC-FDC retaining practically full mint brilliance, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 96, the joint finest known of 28 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1910 Marsh 513 UNC and with much original mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the finest known of 5 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sovereign 1981 S.SC1 (previously S.4204)Proof nFDC-FDC retaining full original mint brilliance, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 96, the second finest known of 16 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1915 S Marsh 504 UNC in a PCGS holder and graded MS65, very unusual to see George V Half Sovereigns in this high grade, we also note that at the time of writing, only 9 examples had been MS66
Half Sovereign 1896 Marsh 491 UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the finest known of just 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, the Veiled Head Half Sovereigns very hard to find in choice grades
Half Sovereign 1900 Marsh 495 UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the finest known of just 4 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, all Victorian Veiled Half Sovereigns hard to find in choice grades
Half Sovereign 1901 Marsh 496 UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the second finest known of 11 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sovereign 1881M George and the Dragon, W.W buried in truncation, Horse with long tail, small B.P. in exergue, S.3857, Good Fine/NVF in a decorative 9 carat gold mount, total weight 11.40 grammes
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