My dad recently recieved a number of coins from his father and this was just one that caught my eye it seems to be gold and was minted in 1912 apart from that i dont know much about it. If any one knows anything about its origins that would be great and maybe even value? cheers.
George V Sovereign Weight- 0.2354 oz, Composition- 91.67% Gold and 8.33% Copper. Mintage of 2.4m+ if it has the Perth mint mark Based on spot of $1,666 the gold content is about $360ish http://www.bluesheet.com.au/Australia/Gold/Full_Sovereign/George_V/Large_Head/1912-M_(MS) http://www.goldsovereigns.co.uk/1912sovereign.html
http://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins?main_coin=547 This page has a fair bit of info on sovs, scroll down to find abit of info on the mint mark, it took me ages to find it on mine, I was convinced it didn't have a mint mark untill one day I saw the tiny little M
Seems a local dealer has engaged an SEO company who are unfortunately spamming the forum. Already banned them twice. So old threads are being resurrected. Will put in a phone call tomorrow.
