Baldwin & Sons
Auction 90 24 September 2014
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BRITISH COINS, George V, Gold Sovereign, 1922 S, Sydney mint (Australia), bare head left, B.M. on truncation, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, S mintmark on ground, date in exergue, tiny B.P. to upper right, 7.99g (Bentley 738; McD 270; cf QM 202; KM 29; Fr 38; Marsh 282 R3; S 4003). Some tiny nicks down cheek to beard, a few smaller ones in the obverse field, rim nick on reverse at 1 o'clock, otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare.
Calendar year mintage 578,000
Of all the George V Sovereigns that came out of the Sydney mint the 1922 date is considered the third hardest to find and is extremely rare. The Quartermaster collection auction included one in 2009, and quoted above, only contained an example of the even rarer specimen proof striking.
Estimate: £8000-10,000
Calendar year mintage 578,000
Of all the George V Sovereigns that came out of the Sydney mint the 1922 date is considered the third hardest to find and is extremely rare. The Quartermaster collection auction included one in 2009, and quoted above, only contained an example of the even rarer specimen proof striking.
Estimate: £8000-10,000