Diameter 22.05mm, Weight 7.98g, 22ct Gold

GREAT BRITAIN: (1910-36) King George V 1923 South Africa Mint Gold Sovereign Extremely Rare. Obverse: Head of George V Head Bust facing Left. Legend: GEORGIVS VD.G.BRITT:OMN:REX F.D. IND:IMP: Reverse: St George and Dragon. Date below exergue line with the letters B.P. to the Right .'SA' above in ground. Edge: Milled. S4004. GRADED AU58 by PCGS. Just 406 were minted of this year and few remain. The Gold Sovereign) that "During the period covered by this report only one deposit of gold was received at the mint. This consisted of old jewellery, which after the Rand Refinery's charge for refining, and the Mint charges, was found to be of the net value of £406.0s.9d" This evidence suggests, but does not prove, that 406 currency sovereigns were minted at Pretoria during 1923; the mint master mentioned only "resulting sovereigns," which is suggestive but not definitive. Nor did he identify the "depositor." What is definitive is the survival of those coins. Evidently most of the mintage perished. Marsh further reported that his correspondence with the South African Mint in 1979-1980 confirmed the statement from that report of 1924. Information dating from 1980 to 1985 also confirmed the existence of a currency specimen of the 1923-SA sovereign held in the Mint Collection at Pretoria. It is one of just a few pieces known to exist. The issue is rated Extremely Rare. (information from Heritage)

Graded by PCGS AU58

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