Lot 98

Australia. George V. Sovereign gold 1926 S (Sydney). The 1926-S Sovereign needs no introduction. Like the million-dollar 1920-S, the 1926-S is one of the key dates to the George V Sydney Sovereign series (along with the 1922-S and 1923-S) and is one of the key dates to the sovereign series overall. Ultra-rare, with only a handful of examples available to collectors around the world, it turns up, perhaps, once or twice a year. It is rarer than the $100,000 Adelaide Pound, rarer than the 1930 penny, and rarer than the Holey Dollar, and is often missing in the collections of even the most sophisticated sovereign collectors. As I understand, the entire mintage of 1,031,050 bar fifty pieces was sent to London and melted. The remaining fifty examples somehow found their way into the hands of collectors and have traded amongst us since. Like the rare 1918-P Half Sovereign, there were no 1926-S Sovereigns in the Reserve Bank of Australia sale. This is the best graded piece at NGC, MS 65 and the only NGC MS 65. The Greg McDonald catalogue prices it up at 58,000 in UNC and 69,500 in Choice UNC. VERY RARE. 1926s ms 65