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Auction 25 5 March 2014
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Australia, Victoria, sovereign, 1855, Sydney mint, laur. head l., with fillet in hair, date below, rev. AUSTRALIA crowned within wreath, mint name above and value below (KM.2; Fr.9; McD.102), in plastic holder, graded by PCGS as Mint State 64, choice frosty uncirculated
£75,000-85,000
*ex Sharps Pixley collection, Noble Auction, Sydney, 16 November 1989, lot 1251
A fabulous sovereign which was put away the day it was struck and showing just a few tiny contact marks made during the minting process. The next finest certified piece is graded by PCGS as AU58 - this was the first date of this type ever struck for commence.
£75,000-85,000
*ex Sharps Pixley collection, Noble Auction, Sydney, 16 November 1989, lot 1251
A fabulous sovereign which was put away the day it was struck and showing just a few tiny contact marks made during the minting process. The next finest certified piece is graded by PCGS as AU58 - this was the first date of this type ever struck for commence.