1910 Ottawa Sovereign

A fantastic example of this rare date. The 1910-C has a low mintage of only 28,012 (according to the Charlton) or 28,020 (according to the Marsh) pieces, of which nearly all were subsequently melted. Michael Marsh, author of the sovereign reference, rates this issue as R2 or "very rare". PCGS MS64 is the second-highest grade in which this date is available, with only one example (graded MS65+) graded higher. That coin sold for US$12,650 on Jan 3, 2010 through a US auction. VERY SCARCE this nice.