Half Sovereign 1818 having a 'spike' from the top right of the second 8, the IBNS article written by Graham Warboys (September 2020) indicates this as the key identifier for the Extremely Rare 8 over 7 variety. With only 9 examples believed to exist, one of the key types of the entire Half Sovereign series, Near Fine/Fine Ex-Jewellery
Sovereign 2020 200th Anniversary of the Death of King George III, with GR cypher Privy mark to the left of the date, S.SC9H, in an NGC holder and graded MS70 Matte
Sovereign 1908C (Ottawa Mint) Satin FinishS.3970 in a PCGS holder and graded SP61. One of the rarest Sovereigns in the entire series. See Notes in Marsh pages 81-83. Marsh stated that he had only recorded 11 examples, a superb piece and missing from many advanced gold collections, this coin is in an older style PCGS holder and seems very conservatively graded at MS61 with little or no contact marks and hairlines discernible under magnification, an example of this coin in PCGS SP63 realised £15,000 hammer in our September 2020 auction
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