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New Member
Denmark
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Hi I'm new to this forum.  I inherited a large collection of gold coins, mostly English Sovereigns. I guess I would like to know how much the collection is worth. I know most Sovereigns is not worth much more than its weight in gold but I'm hoping some of them is worth a lot more. I think the condition of the coins are generally good but unfortunately they've all been stored together in a plastic bag ( until now ). They do have some small scratches. Here's a list of all the coins: QUEEN VICTORIA1893 x 3 (No mintmark) 1893 x 3 (M) 1894 x 1 (M) 1894 x 1 (S) 1895 x 1 (No mintmark) 1896 x 1 (M) 1896 x 3 (No mintmark) 1897 x 7 (M) 1897 x 1 (S) 1898 x 4 (No mintmark) 1898 x 1 (M) 1898 x 1 (S) 1899 x 3 (No mintmark) 1899 x 2 (P) 1899 x 1 (M) 1900 x 4 (M) 1900 x 2 (S) 1900 x 5 (No mintmark) 1901 x 2 (No mintmark) 1901 x 2 (M) 1901 x 1 (P) (note: comlete set of Victoria 1893-1901 - no mintmark) KING EDWARD VII1905 x 1 (No mintmark) 1906 x 1 (No mintmark) 1907 x 2 (No mintmark) 1910 x 1 (No mintmark) KING GEORGE V1911 x 6 (No mintmark) 1911 x 1 (P) 1912 x 4 (No mintmark) 1912 x 1 (P) 1913 x 2 (No mintmark) 1914 x 2 (No mintmark) 1917 (P) x 1 1925 (SA) x 1 1928 (SA) x 1 Queen Elizabeth II1957 x 3 (No mintmark) 1958 x 62 (No mintmark) 1963 x 14 (No mintmark) It would be great if anyone could please help me point out the coins that might be of greater value or point me in any direction. Would it be a good idea to get some of them grated at PCGS or NGC? Any help appreciated! Thanks Rolf |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Off the top of my head, none appear to be uncommon (though I may be wrong).
The Queen Victoria sovereigns should be worth an appreciable amount more than just gold if they're in reasonable condition.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Sydney Mint Half soverigns 1855 - 56 almost always attract attention.
They were issued in small numbers for circulation only, whereas the larger sovereign of the same dates were used for payment overseas in bullion coin form. They were alloyed with silver, not copper, and so have a slightly richer more pale yellow colour. Consequently half sovereigns of these dates in VF or better condition can be quite pricey, even for the less scarce '56 date.
These coins were very similar the the British sixpence of the same dates. Both had young head reverses and wreath reverses, and were if the same diameter and thickness. Needless to say, British sixpences of similar design were often gold plated, and fraudently passed off as half sovereigns.
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Valued Member
Ireland
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Nice collection of valuable coins you have here, I would be inclined to keep one of every date and sell the others or swop the others to fill any misssing dates. Generally speakine bullion value would be the most you could expect, at the moment on ebay one sells for anything from £275 to £350, so either way a nice collection. |
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Australia
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Rolf:
I notice that four of them bear the 'S' mintmark of the Sydney Mint.
I live in Sydney.
As most Australian collectors know, Sydney Mint was closed in 1926, and the building is now used as a museum. It quite often houses a small historic numismatic collection for public display.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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As bullion they are worth about £50k.
As they have been kept in a bag I wouldn't bother slabbing.There are no rare dates/mints.
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New Member
 Denmark
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Hi Thank you for all your replies. Needless to say I'm not an expert so I'm having trouble determining the condition of the coins. I've attached a picture of one of the coins - a 1899 Perth sovereign. Does anyone have an opinion of the condition of the coin? Thanks again! Rolf   |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Hi Rolf
NVF I would suggesr
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Yeah, that's quite nice. Lots of fine detail still visible.
Although I find sovereigns in general are in excellent conditions because they were never circulating currency.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Just btw the mintmarks stand for a number of different mints those with none were minted at The Royal Mint, London those with a S were minted at the Sydney Mint, Australia and those with an M were minted in Melbourne, Australia while those with C were minted in Canada and I think SA is the one for the Pretoria Mint, South Africa. Anyway looks like a good collection |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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1958 x 62 That's a lot of sovereigns! You'd think they'd be in a tube or something... |
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New Member
Denmark
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Thank you all for your help.
Seems like the images I uploaded where deleted by a moderator...
Rolf
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