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Auction 88  8 May 2014
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Lot 2193

Estimate: 10 000 GBP
Price realized: 11 000 GBP
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BRITISH COINS, MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, George V, Gold Sovereign, 1916C, bare head left, b.m. on truncation, georgivs v d: g: britt: omn: rex f: d: ind: imp:, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, C mintmark on ground, date in exergue, tiny b.p. to upper right (Bentley 887; KM 20; Fr 2; Marsh 224 R5; S 3997). Once cleaned, nick in front of horse's neck, otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare, the key date.
Calendar year mintage 6111 including 8 which were sent for pyx trial
The mintage was low, World War I was raging in Europe and much gold that was minted may have been melted down not long after. The rarest Canadian currency Sovereign in commerce today, the 1916 Canada represents the pinnacle and the biggest challenge to the collector of this series.

Estimate: £10,000-12,000
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