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Auction 88  8 May 2014
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Lot 2199

Estimate: 2500 GBP
Price realized: 5200 GBP
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BRITISH COINS, MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, George V, Gold Sovereign, 1923SA, Pretoria mint, bare head left, b.m. on truncation, georgivs v d: g: britt: omn: rex f: d: ind: imp:, rev die axis a touch off-centre, St George slaying dragon with sword, SA mintmark on ground, date in exergue, tiny b.p. to upper right (Bentley 920; Hern S338 and note; Kaplan 100 RRRR; KM 21; Fr 5; Marsh 287 R6; S 4004). One scratch to left of horse tail, light surface marks, otherwise brilliant extremely fine, extremely rare. Calendar year mintage 719
The low mintage of 1923SA Sovereigns was dictated entirely by how much gold was brought in to the mint refine in its first months of operation. Only enough gold came in to mint up to 719 pieces for currency circulation.
Sources vary in their quotes for the mintage, some say incorrectly as little as 64 which has been arrived at by taking 719 totalled here minus the 655 proofs which is wrong. Marsh quotes 406 pieces. The 719 figure comes from earlier sources and is later quoted in the South African based publications.

Estimate: £2500-3000
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