{"product_id":"1913-p-sov","title":"1913 Perth Sovereign MS62","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA classic piece of Australian gold history, this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1913-P Gold Sovereign\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was struck at the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerth Mint in Western Australia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e during the reign of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKing George V\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile today we regard the sovereign as one of the world's great collectable gold coins, in 1913 this was very much \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereal money\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd the story of this particular sovereign begins with gold.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Western Australian Gold to Imperial Currency\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Perth Mint had opened in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1899\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, established as a branch of Britain's Royal Mint largely to transform the enormous quantities of gold being produced from the Western Australian goldfields into sovereigns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInstead of transporting unrefined gold thousands of kilometres overseas for processing, Western Australia's gold could be refined and struck into official British currency in Perth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy the time this sovereign was produced in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1913\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Perth Mint had become an important part of Australia's gold economy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe tiny \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“P” mintmark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e found on the reverse of this coin tells that story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt identifies the sovereign as having been struck in Perth — quite possibly from gold originally mined from the Western Australian goldfields.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"w-full text-left\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"svelte-1qfeh0y\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"svelte-1qfeh0y\"\u003eGrade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"svelte-1qfeh0y\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline\" 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