Sovereigns have long been a staple of the British coinage system, as these gold pieces were popular worldwide. Outside of the British Royal MInt, both the Royal Australian Mint and Ottawa Mint produced small runs of the gold sovereign during the earlier part of the 20th century. Struck from...
Paul Kruger of the South African Republic ordered the production of new coinage, an attempt to demonstrate the country’s independence. New dies were ordered from Germany, but they were intercepted by the British before they could reach South Africa. But Kruger was not to be deterred. He orde...
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Though nearly 100 Ides of March coins made in silver are known, this is only the third example known in gold. Of the other two, one is in the British Museum on loan from a private collector and the other is in the Deutsche Bundesbank collection. “There were rumors of a third example ...