Sovereign Photo Thread...

[Serendipity]

1914 and 1918 George V sovereigns bought from @ChardsCoinandBullionDealer and the Royal Mint. Sovereigns issued during the First World War are significant to collectors and none more so than the 1914 and 1918 issues which are frequently paired together in collections to mark the beginning and end of the Great War. T.E. Lawrence, aka Lawrence of Arabia, was a British scholar, writer and soldier who mobilised the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War and wrote about his wartime exploits in The Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1926). Gold sovereigns were used by Lawrence to sway Arab tribes to join the Allied fight and as a bounty for Arabs who returned any downed Allied airmen to safety.

DESCRIPTIONS

George V (1910-36), gold sovereign, 1914, London Mint, bare head left, B.M. raised on truncation for engraver Bertram Mackennal, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT:OMN:REX F.D.IND:IMP: (“George V, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britons, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India”), rev. struck en médaille, St. George on horseback slaying dragon with sword right, plumed helmet with three-strand streamer, horse with long tail, ending in three strands, with one spur higher up at curve, broken lance on ground-line to left, tiny WWP raised under lance for Master of the Mint, William Wellesley Pole, date in exergue, tiny B.P. raised in upper right of exergue for engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, edge milled (Marsh 216; M.C.E. 642; S.3996). Extremely fine. Calendar year mintage 11,501,117.

George V (1910-36), gold sovereign, 1914 M, Melbourne Mint, Australia, bare head left, B.M. raised on truncation for engraver Bertram Mackennal, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT:OMN:REX F.D.IND:IMP: (“George V, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britons, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India”), rev. struck en médaille, St. George on horseback slaying dragon with sword right, plumed helmet with three-strand streamer, horse with long tail, ending in three strands, with one spur higher up at curve, broken lance on ground-line to left, tiny WWP raised under lance for Master of the Mint, William Wellesley Pole, mint mark M at centre of ground-line, date in exergue, tiny B.P. raised in upper right of exergue for engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, edge milled (Marsh 232; M.C.E. 642; S.3999). Almost extremely fine. Calendar year mintage 2,012,029.

George V (1910-36), gold sovereign, 1918 I, Bombay Mint, India, bare head left, B.M. raised on truncation for engraver Bertram Mackennal, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT:OMN:REX F.D.IND:IMP: (“George V, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britons, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India”), rev. struck en médaille, St. George on horseback slaying dragon with sword right, plumed helmet with three-strand streamer, horse with long tail, ending in three strands, with one spur higher up at curve, broken lance on ground-line to left, tiny WWP raised under lance for Master of the Mint, William Wellesley Pole, mint mark I at centre of ground-line, date in exergue, tiny B.P. raised in upper right of exergue for engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, edge milled (Marsh 228; S.3998). Obverse good very fine,  reverse almost extremely fine. Calendar year mintage 1,294,372.

Edited May 3, 2020 by Serendipity

[Serendipity]

1871 Victoria Shield Reverse sovereign bought from Baldwin’s. Princess Alexandrina Victoria was born in 1819, crowned as Queen Victoria in 1837 when her uncle, William IV, died and reigned through a period of unprecedented change until her death in 1901. Victoria ruled for 64 years, a record only recently surpassed by Queen Elizabeth II. RMS Douro was a British passenger liner that served from 1865 to 1882 with the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. She was sunk in a collision in 1882.

DESCRIPTION

Victoria (1837-1901), gold sovereign, 1871, London, Tower Hill Mint, third young filleted head left, W.W. raised on truncation for engraver William Wyon, date below, hint of doubling in legend both sides, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA (“Victoria, by the Grace of God”), rev. struck with inverted die axis, engraved by Jean Baptiste Merlen, crowned quartered shield of arms, laurel wreath surrounding, die number 14 below, emblems below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID:DEF: (“Queen of the Britons, Defender of the Faith”), raised hairline flaw in last A of legend to rim, edge milled, weight 7.97g (Bentley 558; Marsh 55; M.C.E. 531; S.3853B). Tiny obverse rim nick, otherwise pleasing good extremely fine. Ex Douro Cargo, Spink Auction 118, 20-21 November 1996, lot 1377 (part). Calendar year mintage 8,767,250.

 

 

 

Edited April 25, 2020 by Serendipity

[Arganto]

My favourite coin 😍 ; 1885 Sydney Shield 

 

[CoinStruck]

A very nice 1894 sovereign from the Sydney mint. 

[Stuntman]

Singles, and then a double and quintuple:

 

[CoinStruck]

Some of the QEII proof years. 

[Tangomachine]

Where we are currently: 

1 with 3 in are fulls,

1 with 6 in are half shields

1 full case is all halves

[Serendipity]

1873 Victoria Melbourne Mint St. George Reverse sovereign bought from Sovereign Rarities. Princess Alexandrina Victoria was born in 1819, crowned as Queen Victoria in 1837 when her uncle, William IV, died and reigned through a period of unprecedented change until her death in 1901. Victoria ruled for 64 years, a record only recently surpassed by Queen Elizabeth II.

DESCRIPTION

Victoria (1837-1901), gold sovereign, 1873 M, Melbourne Mint, Australia, first young filleted head left, W.W. raised and buried in truncation for engraver William Wyon, mint mark M below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA D:G:BRITANNIAR:REG:F:D: (“Victoria, by the Grace of God, Queen of the Britons, Defender of the Faith”), rev. struck with inverted die axis, St. George on horseback slaying dragon with sword right, plumed helmet, horse with long tail, ending in three strands, with one spur higher up at curve, broken lance on ground-line to left, tiny WWP raised under lance for Master of the Mint, William Wellesley Pole, date in exergue, tiny B.P. raised in upper right of exergue for engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, edge milled, weight 8.00g (Bentley 760; Marsh 95; M.C.E. 536; S.3857). Lightly toned, with proof-like underlying brilliance, lightly bag-marked, otherwise pleasing good extremely fine. Ex Randy Weir Numismatics, Unionville, Ontario, Canada, purchased 12 November 1990. Calendar year mintage 752,000 presumably all St. George reverse of which 199 went for pyx trial.

Edited April 29, 2020 by Serendipity

[Serendipity]

1911 George V Sydney Mint sovereign bought from Sovereign Rarities. George V of Great Britain initially sought a career in the British Navy, but the premature death of his brother, Albert, placed him on the throne in 1910. However, it was not until 1911 that George’s portrait replaced that of Edward’s on coins. He played an active role supporting the troops during World War I. George’s last reputed words were: “Bugger Bognor!” (When told by his doctor he would soon be well enough to visit Bognor Regis.)

DESCRIPTION 

George V (1910-36), gold sovereign, 1911 S, Sydney Mint, Australia, bare head left, B.M. raised on truncation for engraver Bertram Mackennal, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT:OMN:REX F.D.IND:IMP: (“George V, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britons, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India”), rev. struck en médaille, St. George on horseback slaying dragon with sword right, plumed helmet with three-strand streamer, horse with long tail, ending in three strands, with one spur higher up at curve, broken lance on ground-line to left, tiny WWP raised under lance for Master of the Mint, William Wellesley Pole, mint mark S at centre of ground-line, date in exergue, tiny B.P. raised in upper right of exergue for engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, edge milled, weight 8.00g (Bentley 727; McDonald 237; Marsh 271; M.C.E. 639; S.4003). Toned with light bag marks, otherwise good extremely fine. Ex Randy Weir Numismatics, Unionville, Ontario, Canada, purchased 14 January 1992. Calendar year mintage 2,519,000.

Edited May 6, 2020 by Serendipity

[Melon]

I posted these pics in the 'Today I received' thread already, so forgive the duplicate if you've seen these already! 😊 

[Arganto]

1 hour ago, Melon said:

I posted these pics in the 'Today I received' thread already, so forgive the duplicate if you've seen these already! 😊 

Is that BU as opposed to normal bullion? You made it look like gold gold, not slightly red gold! 😁

[Melon]

1 minute ago, Liam84 said:

Is that BU as opposed to normal bullion? You made it look like gold gold, not slightly red gold! 😁

Just bullion. I tinkered a bit to make it pop, although lighting makes a big difference to the colour. 

[Arganto]

Nicely done then! They are so shiny it's difficult to get a good picture without playing with the lighting. You're right though, there's a big difference when looking at them in sunlight versus 'warm' house lighting for instance.

 

[jultorsk]

1881-M without BP and with short tail. It's only an AU58, but I still like it a lot. 🇦🇺

 

[Midasfrog]

Victorian selection 👍 sorry about the Beast that tried to photo bomb Victoria 😃 

[CoinStruck]

The Victory over Japan strike on the day sovereign. 

[CoinStruck]

A lovely 1878 Sydney shield back sovereign. Bought this one right here on the Silverforum! 

[drakesterling]

A 2020 Indian sovereign graded PCGS MS68.

[drakesterling]

A 1924 Pretoria sovereign in PCGS MS62. A key date, with a mintage of just 2,660 pieces. (By comparison, the 1916 Canadian sovereign has a mintage of 6,111 pieces.)

[JonP]

2017 stash - Sovereign, Piedfort, SOTD and quarter. Looking to add half, double and quintuple...

[drakesterling]

An 1820 sovereign in PCGS AU53. This is a scarcer variety with the small date.

[Midasfrog]

I really like these Elizabeth II BU Mary Gillick portrait sovereigns some of my favorite forum pickups 👍 thank you @SVcollector

[drakesterling]

A 1908 Perth sovereign in PCGS MS64, which is the highest grade this date is currently available in.

Edited March 16, 2021 by drakesterling

[heyimderrick]

Picked this beauty up with the original Royal Mint packaging and COA at my local coin shop outside of Chicago in the US. I got my first proof gold Half Sovereign thanks to a contest on here, so I was excited to find this locally and add a full one to the collection. Now to decide if it goes off to NGC or stays in the original mint packaging.

[drakesterling]

A 1923 Sydney sovereign, a classic melt rarity from Australia.