Half Sovereign 1893 Veiled Head, Marsh 488, A/UNC and lustrous, the obverse with some light contact marks, a very pleasing coin, with noticeably fewer of these now available in high grades
Half Sovereign 1912 Marsh 527 Lustrous UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the finest known of 6 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1913 Marsh 528 Lustrous UNC, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the finest known of 8 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1914 Marsh 529 UNC and choice, the joint finest known of 19 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. Very few George V Half Sovereigns attain LCGS grade 80
Half Sovereign 1915 S Marsh 504 Lustrous UNC and choice, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, formerly in an NGC holder and graded MS63, the NGC ticket no longer with the coin, only the third example, and the finest thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sovereign 1830 William IV Gold Pattern by W.Wyon after Chantrey's Model. Coarse hair and with flat-topped ear, Coarse Beading, the nose points to the last I in BRITANNIAR. W.W. incuse on the truncation. Reverse by J.B.Merlen. Die Axis inverted. S.3829B, Wilson & Rasmussen 260 and rated R5, in an NGC holder and graded PF61 Cameo, some hairlines in the fields but retaining much original mint lustre, a key rarity and an interesting Pattern for the William IV collector, with no William IV currency coins minted for this date. We note the Bentley example realised £19,200 hammer price as far back as 2013. Now lists in the Spink catalogue at £21,500
Sovereign 1839 Plain edge Proof, Die Axis inverted, second I in BRITANNIARUM a reversed 1, S.3852 some hairlines in the fields otherwise UNC and retaining much original mint lustre and brilliance
Sovereign 1937 ProofS.4076 in an NGC holder and graded PF66 an exceptional piece, Ex*- D.Moore Collection, the star designation only given to choice coins with exceptional eye appeal and quality for the given grade. Less than 1% of all coins receive this and many of these pieces are just short of Cameo designation
Half Sovereign 1831 Small Size Plain edge ProofS.3830 in an NGC holder and graded PF61 Ultra Cameo. Some hairlines in the field, but retaining much lustre and frosting. Seldom offered
Sovereign 1937 ProofS.4076 Lustrous UNC with some light hairlines and a small edge bruise, retaining much original mint brilliance, the only George VI Sovereign, a sought after one-year type
Sovereign 1928M Marsh 246 A/UNC and with some lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, only 2 examples appear on the LCGS Population Report of which this is the finest
Sovereign 1835 Marsh 19 GVF/NEF the obverse with some hairlines and some signs of light smoothing below the King's jawline, viewing recommended, nevertheless, a rare date in the William IV series
Sovereign 1929M Marsh 247 About EF/EF and Very Rare, as are all the Melbourne Mint Small Head George V Sovereigns and although this date has the largest reported mintage, is rated the rarest by Marsh at R3, this short series always keenly sought after
Sovereign 1924S Marsh 284,rated R3 by Marsh, in an NGC holder and graded MS61, Extremely Rare, especially so in this high grade, as are many of the Sydney Sovereigns of this period
Half Sovereign 1834 Small size 17.9mm diameter, Marsh 410 NEF/GVF with some hairlines and a thin scratch on the obverse, all William IV Half Sovereigns are hard to find in grades above Fine, Marsh rates the 1834 coin at R2
Sovereign 1914C Marsh 223 in an NGC holder and graded MS61, appears conservatively graded. Very Rare with a mintage of just 14,900 pieces and rated R3 by Marsh
Sovereign 1989 500th Anniversary of the First Gold SovereignProof S.SC3 nFDC with some thin hairlines, retaining practically full mint lustre, uncased in capsule, with no certificate
Sovereign 2014 the errormule, the Reverse struck from Proof dies, the Obverse struck from a currency die, in a PCGS holder labelled 'Unfinished PR Obv Die' and graded PR68 Deep Cameo
Sovereign 1823 Marsh 7 VG, Very rare and rated R3 by Marsh, this date almost always shows up in lower grades, with higher grade examples prohibitively rare
Sovereign 1872M 2 over 1 Shield Reverse, Marsh 59A, Good Fine/VF 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. This example shows a die crack through the 1 running from the rim, through the date, and ending on the truncation between the W.W. . 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.
Half Sovereign 1838 Marsh 414 About VF/VF or slightly better, Rare, with a mintage of 273,341 pieces, one of the lowest mintages in the Young Head series
Sovereign 1916P Marsh 255 UNC or near so and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, only the fourth example we have offered in 16 years, so possibly scarcer than catalogue values would suggest. The finest known of 4 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sovereign 1887S Jubilee Head Small Spread J.E.B., the J.E.B in an arc with the B doubled S.3868A, DISH S1, NEF/EF with light contact marks. Cataloguers Note: Recent work carried out by Jubilee Head Gold specialist David Iverson has concluded from Mint Reports of the time, that the total number of Sydney Mint 1887 coins can be put at around 372,000 pieces, this is a combined total for the six known dies of the series, so all 1887S Jubilee Head types can be said to be very rare
Sovereign 1883M George and the Dragon, Horse with short tail, W.W. complete on broad truncation, Marsh 105, S.3857C UNC with some contact marks, but with a flashy and lustrous appearance, a very attractive piece with considerable eye appeal
Sovereign 1880 Second 8 over 7, George and the Dragon, Horse with long tail, W.W complete on truncation, Small B.P. in exergue, S.3856D, Marsh 91A Near VF/VF or better, listed as scarce by Marsh
Sovereign 1873M George and the Dragon, W.W buried in truncation, Horse with long tail, Marsh 95, S.3857, About EF with some light contact marks, one of the lower mintages and thus scarcer dates in this series
Sovereign 1842 Open 2 in date, the 1 also with missing lower right serif, GF/NVF, one of the three different varieties of the Open 2 type recorded by the LCGS Population Report (Variety 06)
Sovereign 1872M Shield ReverseMarsh 59 NEF/GEF the reverse lustrous, the obverse with some contact marks, the first year of the Shield Reverse Melbourne Sovereigns
Sovereign 1892M Second legend with G: of D:G: closer to the crown, Horse with long tail S.3867C, DISH M17, A/UNC with considerable mint lustre, examples in this grade now becoming much more difficult to find
Sovereign 1899 Marsh 150 About Fine/Good Fine with an edge knock below the bust, comes with a Sovereign and Half Sovereign 2-coin silver case with an ornate decorative engraved case with an italic B within a shield shape, hallmarked f (1901)
Sovereign 1908M Marsh 192 GEF/EF and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, the second finest known of 9 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1893 Jubilee Head, No J.E.B. on truncation , S.3869D, DISH L518, NEF, Note: It is now thought that only around 4% of the total mintage of 4.4 million London Mint 1893 Half Sovereigns were of the Jubilee Head type
Sovereign 1872 Shield ReverseMarsh 56, Die Number 12, with a die crack through the 2 of the date as often seen with this die number, in an NGC holder and graded MS63
Sovereign 1890M Second Legend with G: of D:G: closer to the crownS.3867B, DISH M14, GEF/AU with some light contact marks, a highly lustrous example with considerable eye appeal
Sovereign 1902P Marsh 195 EF and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, the finest known of 11 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sovereign 1887M Jubilee Head G: of D:G: further from crown, Small spread J.E.B with hooked J, S.3867, DISH M3 GVF with some contact marks and a small edge bruise, Rare, in a presentation box
Sovereign 2005 St. George with sword and shield S.SC6 Proof UNC/nFDC the obverse with some surface marks, retaining almost full mint lustre, uncased in capsule with no certificate
Half Sovereign 1989 500th Anniversary of the First Gold SovereignProof S.SB3 nFDC with very light contact marks only, uncased in capsule with no certificate
Half Sovereigns (2) 1878 Marsh 453 Die Number 50 About Fine, this die number not listed by Marsh, 1885 Marsh 459 Fine with some depressions in the obverse field
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