Lot 18
Comes with comparison 1872 M 'Coin Alignment' Sovereign, PCGS AU58
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Dimensions:
- Actual Gold Weight 0.2354 Troy oz Exhibited:
- Coins, Australia & New Zealand Literature:
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- 355 Circa:
- Collectibles Notes:
- At the opening of the Melbourne Mint in 1872 a number of presentation coins were distributed amongst the dignitaries in attendance. These were Shield reverse sovereigns and, unlike the circulation coins of that year, they were struck with a medal alignment of the obverse and reverse dies. It is thought that about 50 were struck but few have survived and it is an extreme rarity in any grade. As a testament to its rarity it was not represented in the 'Quatermaster' Collection which was described as "the most comprehensive collection of Australian Ingots, Patterns, Proofs, Sovereigns and Half Sovereigns ever assembled by a private collector or public institution".
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