Such a rare coin in circulation is the. sovereign that it is alleged a young woman who was acting as a totalisator clerk at the Stratford races, on being tendered a golden piece in payment for a* ticket, immediately asked the manager if 'it should be accepted; * “ Certainty;” was the reply.'but the-.coin was soon 1 reposing in the official’s pocket, and a. pound note was passed over in exchange. : :
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Otago Witness, Issue 3854, 24 January 1928, Page 16
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