Sovereign, Australia, 1926-S - New Rare coin in our collection
Just added another Rare coin to our collection.
It's George V gold Sovereign 1926-S, this is the Specimen Coin, with extremely low mintage of 30-35 pieces.
| Obverse Description: | Head of George V facing left; on neck truncation, the artist's initials B.M.; around, GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND:IMP: |
| Reverse Description: | St. George on horseback holding short sword and wearing a helmet, cape and boots, the horse rearing over dragon whose side is pierced by a broken lance, the haft of the lance is on the ground behind the horse; the date, 1926 and artist's initials B.P. in exergue; the mint mark "S" in ground line above middle of date. |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP: B.M. Reverse: 1926 S B.P. |
| Material: | Gold |
| Issued By: | King George V, Australia |
| Mint: | Royal Mint, Sydney Branch |
| Artist: | Sir Bertram Mackennal |
| Artist: | Benedetto Pistrucci - Royal Mint, London |
| Tertiary Classification: | specimen strikes |
The coin is graded by NGC MS63 ,a nice lustrous example of this very rare date.
Rarely seen in the market, this is the first example we have.
Krause catalog price(s) for this item: $10000 in VF, $15000 in EF, $20000 in UNC, $22500 in BU.
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