South Africa, Thomas Burgers, Pond, 1874, coarse beard, 7.98g/6h (Hern B2; KM. 1.1; F 1). Small edge nick at 4 o’clock, scratch in front of bust and minor surface marks, otherwise extremely fine or better, very rare £10,000-12,000

142 struck. These coins were made by Ralph Heaton & Sons in Birmingham from alluvial gold refined by Johnson Matthey; the dies were engraved by L.C. Wyon