Heritage World Coin Auctions
ANA Signature Sale 3075 15 Aug 2019
View prices realized
► Sale information
Find similar lots
Canada
George V gold Sovereign 1916-C MS63 PCGS, Ottawa mint, KM20, Fr-2 (Rare). Mintage: 6,111. An indisputably choice representative of this key to the Canadian sovereign series, just the mildest hints of rose-gold imbuing the surfaces with an aged honey color while the overall texture remains superbly satiny. Stemming from an already low-mintage series, the Charlton Standard Catalog stating that the total figure for all Ottawa-produced sovereigns barely equaled the yearly mintage at London or one of the Australian branch mints, the 1916-C sovereign nonetheless stands in a class all its own--a purported mere 50 examples suggested to still exist, with 43 of those presently certified across NGC and PCGS combined. Although it is not clear whether these significantly diminished figures against the original mintage were due to a loss at seas during the First World War, or if they were simply casualties of the melting pot, the aura surrounding this date is unmistakably immense. Of the known graded specimens, a minuscule 10 rank higher than the current piece, certainly leaving it in the upper bracket of survivors and exceptionally desirable as such.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/canada/canada-george-v-gold-sovereign-1916-c-ms63-pcgs-/a/3075-32127.s?type=CoinArchives3075
HID02906262019
© 2019 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 15000-25000 USD
George V gold Sovereign 1916-C MS63 PCGS, Ottawa mint, KM20, Fr-2 (Rare). Mintage: 6,111. An indisputably choice representative of this key to the Canadian sovereign series, just the mildest hints of rose-gold imbuing the surfaces with an aged honey color while the overall texture remains superbly satiny. Stemming from an already low-mintage series, the Charlton Standard Catalog stating that the total figure for all Ottawa-produced sovereigns barely equaled the yearly mintage at London or one of the Australian branch mints, the 1916-C sovereign nonetheless stands in a class all its own--a purported mere 50 examples suggested to still exist, with 43 of those presently certified across NGC and PCGS combined. Although it is not clear whether these significantly diminished figures against the original mintage were due to a loss at seas during the First World War, or if they were simply casualties of the melting pot, the aura surrounding this date is unmistakably immense. Of the known graded specimens, a minuscule 10 rank higher than the current piece, certainly leaving it in the upper bracket of survivors and exceptionally desirable as such.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/canada/canada-george-v-gold-sovereign-1916-c-ms63-pcgs-/a/3075-32127.s?type=CoinArchives3075
HID02906262019
© 2019 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 15000-25000 USD