拍品描述： 1910年乔治五世马剑金样 PCGS SP 66

Lot 123
AUSTRALIEGeorges V (1910-1936). Sovereign private strike in SPECIMEN, 1920 (or 1926) Sydney. Obv. GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT. OMN. F. D. IND. IMP. Bare head facing left, B.M. signature. Rv. Saint George slaying the dragon, B.P. signature; in exergue (date). S.4003 - KM.29 - Fr.38 ; Gold - 7,98 g - 22 mm - 12 h. Top pop: this is the only graded coin and the most beautiful of the 4 minted known! From the Quartermaster collection, Monetarium (Australia) Pty. Ltd., 4th June 2009, N°196 (AU$ 800 000 + fees) and previously Paul Terry and R. Jaggard collection in 1989 PCGS SP66.

Fleur de coin. Unique. This is the only Specimen strike known. There are just three other coins known of normal striking. It is the greatest rarity of the Sovereign series. This is the rarest mint of the Sovereign series, even rarer than the London 1819 sovereign, of which ten to twelve coins are listed. Our coin, which comes from the 2009
Quartermaster collection, is the finest known one, in a SPECIMEN strike, a hypothesis indicating that it may have been minted in 1926 in London from Australian dyes. 1920 Sidney strike is not official, gold price following the end of the first world war led to the end of sovereign production in London in 1917, in Ottawa in 1919, in Bombay in 1918 then in 1920 in South Africa and in Australia. The figure of 360 000 coins minted in Sidney in January 1920 is in fact for the 1919 edition. This series is in fact the result of a private commission from Jacob Garrard (1846-1931) for his wedding anniversary the 15th April 1920. With his seven children, his wife and him, we can assume that nine coins were minted, each having received a coin and only four coins are known to exist today, this one being the most beautiful.Starting price : 500000€