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A 1906 S SYDNEY MINT AUSTRALIA
EDWARD VII GOLD HALF SOVEREIGN
S ON GROUND FOR SYDNEY MINT, BP IN EXERGUE
Fineness .917 (22 Carat) WEIGHT: 3.99 g
AGW (Actual Gold Content) of 3.6575 grams or 0.1177 troy ounces
SPINK 2008 CATALOGUE # 3977B
nUNC NEAR UNCIRCULATED (BRITISH GRADING)
AU58 CHOICE NEAR UNCIRCULATED (USA GRADING)
*SEE END OF LISTING FOR CONVERSION TABLE BETWEEN SYSTEMS*
*SEE ALSO MY STORE PAGES FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT NGC AND COIN GRADING*
GRADED AND ENCAPSULATED BY NGC as AU58 (http://www.ngccoin.com/), THE LEADING US GRADING COMPANY.
NGC is one of the five grading companies that are allowed on ebay.com (the US site)
NGC DOES NOT GRADE COINS, WHICH ARE: NOT GENUINE, CLEANED OR ARTIFICIALY TONED, HAVE ALTERED SURFACES OR CORROSION, DAMAGED OR EXHIBIT RIM FILING
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MARKET ANALYSIS
To avoid confusion with grading terms, in the analysis that follows the British grading system and adjectives are used.
Check the recent 2008 Spink Catalogue of British Coins for market trends. Below are the price quotes:
UNC: £300
Keep in mind that in the book the BV (Bullion Value) of a gold sovereign is £75 so if today's price is around £110 all the prices in the book are deflated by 50%. Therefore, if premiums remain the same, an UNC 1906S half sovereign should had a catalogue price of £450
Collect your gold bullion in style with these easy-to-store NGC GOLD NEAR UNCIRCULATED HALF SOVEREIGNS. In this way your investment does not depend only on the gold spot price as it already commands a premium derived from the grade, year and low mintage.
ALSO THE COIN HAS BEEN ASSESSED BY ONE OF THE MAJOR COIN GRADING COMPANIES OF THE WORLD, AN ADDED SECURITY WHEN BUYING COINS THROUGH EBAY.
TERMS OF AUCTION
THIS IS A SEVEN DAY AUCTION STARTING AT ALMOST ZERO!
FREE P&P BY REGISTERED AIRMAIL WITH TRACKING NUMBER WORLDWIDE! IN THE UK THIS ITEM WILL ARRIVE WITH THE ROYAL MAIL.
FULL INSURANCE FOR UK AND AUSTRALIA AMONG OTHER COUNTRIES AVAILABLE AS AN OPTION.
TERMS OF PAYMENT
PAYPAL PAYMENT IS PREFERED
I ALSO ACCEPT BANK TRANSFERS AND BANKER'S DRAFT (CASHIER'S CHECK)
Free shipping for worldwide delivery by registered airmail with tracking number to all countries where the import of silver coins is not forbidden by law. Seller is not responsible for any possible tariffs, duties or VAT, which are due to the buyer's home country. Since the Greek post charges insurance in relation to the value of the shipped object and to the country being shipped, I can only offer you a quote on postal insurance (always optional) only after the auction has ended. The formula is a fix 2.6 EUR plus 0.5% of the insured price. If you do not buy insurance, your parcel is covered up to a maximum of 36 EUR. Note that insurance is not available to all countries.
Residents of country-members of the European Union do not have to worry about any tarrifs, duties or VAT added or imposed to the final sale price as all objects ship from GREECE (A EU MEMBER!)
PLEASE PAY WITHIN 3 BUSINESS DAYS OF AUCTION CLOSURE
KEYWORDS: FINE GOUD ORO OR STERLINA LIRA POUND SOUVERAIN SOV GREAT BRITAIN BRITISH UK AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAN
BELOW IS THE SCALING CONVERSION BETWEEN SYSTEMS THAT I USE ACCORDING TO SPINK DEFINITIONS. UK GRADES IN PARENTHESIS ARE NOT OFFICIALY USED BY SPINK BUT ARE USED TO ACHIEVE CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SHELDON SCALE. SEE http://www.spink.com/services/collectables/coincollect/howmuch.asp FOR MORE.
| Sheldon Scale (US) |
SPINK GRADING (UK) |
LE FRANC GRADING (FRANCE) |
| AG-3 (About Good) |
Poor |
AB 3 Presque Beau |
| G-6 (Good-plus) |
Fair |
B6 Beau |
| F-15 (Fine-plus) |
Fine (F) |
TB 15 Très Beau |
| XF-40 (Extremely Fine) |
Very Fine (VF) |
TTB 40 Très très beau |
| XF-45 (Choice Extremely Fine) |
(Good VF) |
|
| AU-50 (About Uncirculated) |
(About EF) |
|
| AU-53 (About Uncirculated) |
(Near EF) |
|
| AU-55 (Good About Uncirculated) |
Extremely Fine (EF) |
SUP 55 Superbe |
| AU-58 (Choice About Uncirculated) |
(Near UNC) |
|
| MS-60 (Mint State Basal) |
Uncirculated (UNC) |
SUP 60 Superbe (non circulé) |
| MS-63 (Brilliant Uncirculated) |
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) |
SPL 63 Splendide |
| MS-65 (Gem Mint State) |
Fleur de Coin (FDC) |
FDC 65 Fleur de Coin |
Commentary on provided pictures:
For this coin I have provided a set of 7 pictures as I strongly believe in the NGC motto, buy the coin not the holder. The first two pictures are taken with the flash on for lustre assessment and extra fine detailing.
On the next two pictures the holder is placed under direct light to show the coin in its natural orange gold color. The next two pictures show the coin in its holder.
The last picture shows the NGC certification number.
Bear in mind that the coin is inside an NGC holder as shown on pictures. Therefore if any peculiar scratches, marks or blurring show in the pictures, I guarantee that these are on the holder only as this coin is of a very high grade.
Thank you for bidding,
Canadian-Silver
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