{"product_id":"1908-c-king-edward-vii-satin-finish-specimen-sovereign-ottawa-canada","title":"1908-C King Edward VII Satin finish Specimen Sovereign (Ottawa \/ Canada)","description":"\u003ch1 align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e1908-C Edward VII Gold Sovereign – Ottawa Mint – Extremely Rare\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1908-C Sovereign is one of the great key-date rarities of the entire British Sovereign series, struck during the inaugural year of the Canadian branch mint at Ottawa. Mint records indicate that just 678 sovereigns were struck, of which only 633 were officially issued, with ten examples reserved for the Trial of the Pyx.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTraditionally regarded as a Satin Proof issue, the 1908-C has been the subject of some debate, with Michael Marsh suggesting that both Proof and currency strikes exist. The Bentley Collection catalogue, however, considered the entire issue to be of Proof manufacture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith such a remarkably small issue, the 1908-C is exceptionally difficult to acquire, with surviving examples rarely appearing on the open market. Once occasionally encountered at auction, these coins have become increasingly elusive, with many remaining in established collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn important and highly sought-after Canadian Sovereign, representing the very beginning of gold sovereign production at the Ottawa Mint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mint mark for George V sovereigns can be found within the ground line above the date on the reverse of the coin. NB: Sovereigns struck at the London Mint do not have a mint mark. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan align=\"center\" face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan align=\"center\" face=\"Georgia\"\u003eKing bare head facing right to the right, initials DeS denoting engraver George William De Saulles below centre truncation. St. George mounted with sword attacking the dragon. The date appears below the exergue line at the bottom with the letters B.P. to the right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCoin Specifications\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eStruck - Ottawa Mint Canada ('C')\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eRated (R6) Only a handful known Exceedingly Rare - Marsh\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eMintage - 633 \u003cem\u003eonly\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eSatin Finish - Specimen sovereign\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInscription: EDWARDVS VII D:G:BRITT:OMN:REX:F:D:IND:IMP:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eMilled Spink S.3970  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eStruck in 22ct gold - 916\/1000\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWeight: 7.98g \/ Diameter: 22.05mm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eObverse by \u003cspan\u003eGeorge William De Saulles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFeaturing Reverse design of St George \u0026amp; the dragon by Benedetto Pistrucci\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eDie Axis: ↑ \/ ↑\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\" color=\"#b3b3b3\"\u003eWe endeavour to keep all years available, the image is of the coin you will receive  some years may not be available due to rarity, if you are interested in the rare examples not on offer here, please contact us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" color=\"#a8a8a8\" style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003eShould you not be entirely happy with your purchase you may return it for a full refund, please see our returns section for more information.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: xx-large;\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 align=\"center\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e","brand":"AG Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58756217504127,"sku":"1908C09267000","price":9500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0069\/4953\/5807\/files\/1908crr7000_0926_lCA.png?v=1791757058","url":"https:\/\/www.allgoldcoins.co.uk\/products\/1908-c-king-edward-vii-satin-finish-specimen-sovereign-ottawa-canada","provider":"Allgold Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}