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Help with 1926 Aussie Gold Sovereign
I need some help with a 1926 Australian gold Sovereign. Do any experts
read this newsgroup ? The mintmark on my coin says "SA" - yet all the books I have claim this style of Sovereign should only be an "S" (Sydney), "M" (Melbourne) or "P" (Perth). What would SA mean ??? Thanks in Advance MP |
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Max Power wrote:
I need some help with a 1926 Australian gold Sovereign. Do any experts read this newsgroup ? The mintmark on my coin says "SA" - yet all the books I have claim this style of Sovereign should only be an "S" (Sydney), "M" (Melbourne) or "P" (Perth). What would SA mean ??? Thanks in Advance MP I'm no expert on sovereigns, but you don't need one in this case. Basically, your coin wasn't minted in Australia but in South Africa. SA is the mint mark for Pretoria mint and in 1926 there were 11,108,000 gold sovereigns minted there. Current value ranges from the raw gold content value (bullion) to circa $130 if the coin is in pristine condition. |
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"Ian" wrote in message
k... Max Power wrote: I need some help with a 1926 Australian gold Sovereign. Do any experts read this newsgroup ? The mintmark on my coin says "SA" - yet all the books I have claim this style of Sovereign should only be an "S" (Sydney), "M" (Melbourne) or "P" (Perth). What would SA mean ??? I'm no expert on sovereigns, but you don't need one in this case. Basically, your coin wasn't minted in Australia but in South Africa. SA is the mint mark for Pretoria mint and in 1926 there were 11,108,000 gold sovereigns minted there. Current value ranges from the raw gold content value (bullion) to circa $130 if the coin is in pristine condition. Thank you very much Ian. Sad news for me I guess.... I was hoping it was Sydney! :-( While you are on a roll... what about a Half Sovereign: 1892 Victoria Shield-Jubilee head type. Guide says these are either "S" or "M" mintmarks - but mine definitely has NO mint mark! MP |
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Ignore that last question.
Have discovered absence of mint mark on these means Royal Mint in Great Britain. Cheers, MP |
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You know that there is two position sfor the mint mark? At the bottom of the
neck on the obverse and right above the date on the reverse. Mame "Max Power" wrote in message ... "Ian" wrote in message k... Max Power wrote: I need some help with a 1926 Australian gold Sovereign. Do any experts read this newsgroup ? The mintmark on my coin says "SA" - yet all the books I have claim this style of Sovereign should only be an "S" (Sydney), "M" (Melbourne) or "P" (Perth). What would SA mean ??? I'm no expert on sovereigns, but you don't need one in this case. Basically, your coin wasn't minted in Australia but in South Africa. SA is the mint mark for Pretoria mint and in 1926 there were 11,108,000 gold sovereigns minted there. Current value ranges from the raw gold content value (bullion) to circa $130 if the coin is in pristine condition. Thank you very much Ian. Sad news for me I guess.... I was hoping it was Sydney! :-( While you are on a roll... what about a Half Sovereign: 1892 Victoria Shield-Jubilee head type. Guide says these are either "S" or "M" mintmarks - but mine definitely has NO mint mark! MP |
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Max Power wrote:
"Ian" wrote in message k... Max Power wrote: I need some help with a 1926 Australian gold Sovereign. Do any experts read this newsgroup ? The mintmark on my coin says "SA" - yet all the books I have claim this style of Sovereign should only be an "S" (Sydney), "M" (Melbourne) or "P" (Perth). What would SA mean ??? I'm no expert on sovereigns, but you don't need one in this case. Basically, your coin wasn't minted in Australia but in South Africa. SA is the mint mark for Pretoria mint and in 1926 there were 11,108,000 gold sovereigns minted there. Current value ranges from the raw gold content value (bullion) to circa $130 if the coin is in pristine condition. Thank you very much Ian. Sad news for me I guess.... I was hoping it was Sydney! :-( While you are on a roll... what about a Half Sovereign: 1892 Victoria Shield-Jubilee head type. Guide says these are either "S" or "M" mintmarks - but mine definitely has NO mint mark! MP 1892 without a mint mark = London,UK mint. There were 13,680,000 of the little blighters made in London that year. Value ranges from bullion to roughly $150 if in pristine condition. Ian |
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Max Power wrote:
Ignore that last question. Have discovered absence of mint mark on these means Royal Mint in Great Britain. Cheers, MP Too late. I've also just proved a point to myself about how I read / deal with NG posts. I guess I should scroll through them before responding to any :-) Ian |
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(???) I thought that on the shield back *half* sovereigns the mm (if
there is one) ONLY appears below the shield. (???) Is it not just the sovereign where the mint mark placement can vary? If not, I might just have a couple of mis-attributed 1/2 sov's I need to look closer at. :-) Ian Mame wrote: You know that there is two position sfor the mint mark? At the bottom of the neck on the obverse and right above the date on the reverse. Mame "Max Power" wrote in message ... "Ian" wrote in message .uk... Max Power wrote: I need some help with a 1926 Australian gold Sovereign. Do any experts read this newsgroup ? The mintmark on my coin says "SA" - yet all the books I have claim this style of Sovereign should only be an "S" (Sydney), "M" (Melbourne) or "P" (Perth). What would SA mean ??? I'm no expert on sovereigns, but you don't need one in this case. Basically, your coin wasn't minted in Australia but in South Africa. SA is the mint mark for Pretoria mint and in 1926 there were 11,108,000 gold sovereigns minted there. Current value ranges from the raw gold content value (bullion) to circa $130 if the coin is in pristine condition. Thank you very much Ian. Sad news for me I guess.... I was hoping it was Sydney! :-( While you are on a roll... what about a Half Sovereign: 1892 Victoria Shield-Jubilee head type. Guide says these are either "S" or "M" mintmarks - but mine definitely has NO mint mark! MP |
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I was refering to the St George & Dragon sovereigns. I can't remember off
hand where the mint mark on the Shield Sovereigns is. Dad is the Sovereign collector in the family and therefore can't check on that one. Mame "Ian" wrote in message k... (???) I thought that on the shield back *half* sovereigns the mm (if there is one) ONLY appears below the shield. (???) Is it not just the sovereign where the mint mark placement can vary? If not, I might just have a couple of mis-attributed 1/2 sov's I need to look closer at. :-) Ian Mame wrote: You know that there is two position sfor the mint mark? At the bottom of the neck on the obverse and right above the date on the reverse. Mame "Max Power" wrote in message ... "Ian" wrote in message .uk... Max Power wrote: I need some help with a 1926 Australian gold Sovereign. Do any experts read this newsgroup ? The mintmark on my coin says "SA" - yet all the books I have claim this style of Sovereign should only be an "S" (Sydney), "M" (Melbourne) or "P" (Perth). What would SA mean ??? I'm no expert on sovereigns, but you don't need one in this case. Basically, your coin wasn't minted in Australia but in South Africa. SA is the mint mark for Pretoria mint and in 1926 there were 11,108,000 gold sovereigns minted there. Current value ranges from the raw gold content value (bullion) to circa $130 if the coin is in pristine condition. Thank you very much Ian. Sad news for me I guess.... I was hoping it was Sydney! :-( While you are on a roll... what about a Half Sovereign: 1892 Victoria Shield-Jubilee head type. Guide says these are either "S" or "M" mintmarks - but mine definitely has NO mint mark! MP |
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"Ian" wrote in message
... While you are on a roll... what about a Half Sovereign: 1892 Victoria Shield-Jubilee head type. Guide says these are either "S" or "M" mintmarks - but mine definitely has NO mint mark! MP 1892 without a mint mark = London,UK mint. There were 13,680,000 of the little blighters made in London that year. Value ranges from bullion to roughly $150 if in pristine condition. Ian Thanks again. My problem is although my Renniks Guide is very good with the Australian coin valuations, it doesn't mention there are other varieties of these coins. For a younger person like myself not fully conversant with all the history and not knowing that the Empire countries shared their currency back then, it was a bit confusing until I realised we all shared the same money... and these were simply foreign versions of the same coin but not mentioned in the guide. I've learned a lot - not exactly greatest news on the valuations, but at least now I know... Thanks for your help! |
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