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NYINC Signature Sale 3061 7-8 Jan 2018
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Victoria gold Sovereign 1843/8 MS63 PCGS, Royal mint, KM736.1, S-3852. 3 struck over an 8. Obv. Young head of Queen Victoria left. Rev. Crowned shield with laurel wreath. Fully lustrous, and well struck, with reflective fields. Light contact marks are noted, consistent with the grade. The only known specimen of this overdate variety and sold by Baldwin's in their landmark Bentley Collection sale, part 2, lot 403, where it was described, "purchased via AH Baldwin & Sons Ltd, 28 July, 2010. This extremely rare overdate was only discovered two years ago and is not dissimilar to the 1843 with 3 over 2 (discovered and published in 1980 by Michael Marsh, see part one of the Bentley Collection, Lot 44). However, unlike the 3 over 2, which was clearly using a left-over die from 1842 to prolong its life and therefore intentional, this coin depicts a true engraving error. It seems that the date was punched incorrectly with an 8 at first instead of a 3 and had to be corrected. It remains the only specimen known to the cataloguer thus far and is in superb condition." A Unique variety and a piece that belongs in a major collection of Sovereigns. Ex. Bentley Collection Part 2, Lot 403.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 10000-12000 USD
Victoria gold Sovereign 1843/8 MS63 PCGS, Royal mint, KM736.1, S-3852. 3 struck over an 8. Obv. Young head of Queen Victoria left. Rev. Crowned shield with laurel wreath. Fully lustrous, and well struck, with reflective fields. Light contact marks are noted, consistent with the grade. The only known specimen of this overdate variety and sold by Baldwin's in their landmark Bentley Collection sale, part 2, lot 403, where it was described, "purchased via AH Baldwin & Sons Ltd, 28 July, 2010. This extremely rare overdate was only discovered two years ago and is not dissimilar to the 1843 with 3 over 2 (discovered and published in 1980 by Michael Marsh, see part one of the Bentley Collection, Lot 44). However, unlike the 3 over 2, which was clearly using a left-over die from 1842 to prolong its life and therefore intentional, this coin depicts a true engraving error. It seems that the date was punched incorrectly with an 8 at first instead of a 3 and had to be corrected. It remains the only specimen known to the cataloguer thus far and is in superb condition." A Unique variety and a piece that belongs in a major collection of Sovereigns. Ex. Bentley Collection Part 2, Lot 403.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 10000-12000 USD