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George V gold Sovereign 1922-M MS64 NGC, Melbourne mint, KM29, S-3999, Marsh-240 (R2). Whilst the original records of mintage indicate 608,306 pieces were produced, it has become glaringly apparent over the years that most all of this number did not survive the withdrawal and the 'great melt' of gold coins that occurred during the 1930s and 40s. There's little doubt that this date is one of the rarest of Australia's Sovereigns, with only 12 having been graded at PCGS and an additional 8 residing in the NGC census. The offering at hand ticks all the boxes for a desirable and highly collectable Sovereign in a combination of quantitative and qualitative rarity; it has a full-bodied strike, comes with very limited marks to fields and carries mint luster that is particularly appreciable on the reverse. Currently bested by a single example in MS65 across PCGS and NGC, and the finest we have had the pleasure of handling - the previous one, a PCGS MS63+ was sold in September 2016 for $32,900 - which further testifies of the rare occurrence of these coins.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/australia/australia-george-v-gold-sovereign-1922-m-ms64-ngc-/a/3105-32140.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3105-01092023
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 25000-35000 USD
George V gold Sovereign 1922-M MS64 NGC, Melbourne mint, KM29, S-3999, Marsh-240 (R2). Whilst the original records of mintage indicate 608,306 pieces were produced, it has become glaringly apparent over the years that most all of this number did not survive the withdrawal and the 'great melt' of gold coins that occurred during the 1930s and 40s. There's little doubt that this date is one of the rarest of Australia's Sovereigns, with only 12 having been graded at PCGS and an additional 8 residing in the NGC census. The offering at hand ticks all the boxes for a desirable and highly collectable Sovereign in a combination of quantitative and qualitative rarity; it has a full-bodied strike, comes with very limited marks to fields and carries mint luster that is particularly appreciable on the reverse. Currently bested by a single example in MS65 across PCGS and NGC, and the finest we have had the pleasure of handling - the previous one, a PCGS MS63+ was sold in September 2016 for $32,900 - which further testifies of the rare occurrence of these coins.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/australia/australia-george-v-gold-sovereign-1922-m-ms64-ngc-/a/3105-32140.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3105-01092023
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 25000-35000 USD