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Auction 88  8 May 2014
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Lot 2140

Estimate: 18 000 GBP
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BRITISH COINS, MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, George V, Gold Sovereign, 1926S, 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 (Bentley 742; McD 282; QM 214 R3; KM 29; Fr 38; Marsh 286 R4; S 4003). Some light bagmarks and nicks around neck, otherwise good extremely fine, appears to be finer and less marked than the recent George Collection example, extremely rare.
Calendar year mintage 1,031,050
The year 1926 marks the closure of the Sydney branch mint and this, the final dated gold coin, is a rarity and the second hardest to acquire. The Sydney mint closed on 31 December 1926 leaving just the accounts office open to finalise all business by the end of January 1927.
The total mintage of George V Sydney mint coins dated from 1911 to 1926 = 27,824,050 pieces.
The total output of the Sydney mint from 1855 till 1926 for the gold Sovereign = 144,435,550 pieces; this is 50,000 higher than the numbers quoted for each individual year and can only be accounted for as extra coins sent for assay and pyx trial the breakdown of quantity by date being unknown.

Estimate: £18,000-22,000
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