Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's
Auction 76 27 September 2012
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THE BENTLEY COLLECTION OF MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS.
PART TWO. Royal Mint Issues – London. Very Pleasing Example of the 1826 Proof Gold Sovereign. George IV, Proof Sovereign, 1826, second bare head left, date below, lower left serif of first R absent, rev crowned shield of arms, quartered with the arms of Hanover as an escutcheon, eight hearts in semée of Hanoverian lion, two upper lis of inner frame around Scottish lion detached, tiny hairline flaw below shield to right, 7.99g (WR 237; S 3801). Light tone, a little hairlined, otherwise practically as struck
ex Stacks, New York, USA, 7-8 December 1994, lot 2455
The 1826 proof Sovereign was one of the coins included in commemorative sets made to present to officials and very important persons and included a pattern gold Five Pounds, Two Pounds and Half-Sovereign as well as the silver and copper denominations from Crown to Farthing. Additionally, Pistrucci himself had the right to supply single proofs to whomever he pleased or to those who would commission him to do so. Proof Sets then began to be produced on a more regular basis for Coronations, Jubilees and new coinages.
Estimate: £3000-4000
PART TWO. Royal Mint Issues – London. Very Pleasing Example of the 1826 Proof Gold Sovereign. George IV, Proof Sovereign, 1826, second bare head left, date below, lower left serif of first R absent, rev crowned shield of arms, quartered with the arms of Hanover as an escutcheon, eight hearts in semée of Hanoverian lion, two upper lis of inner frame around Scottish lion detached, tiny hairline flaw below shield to right, 7.99g (WR 237; S 3801). Light tone, a little hairlined, otherwise practically as struck
ex Stacks, New York, USA, 7-8 December 1994, lot 2455
The 1826 proof Sovereign was one of the coins included in commemorative sets made to present to officials and very important persons and included a pattern gold Five Pounds, Two Pounds and Half-Sovereign as well as the silver and copper denominations from Crown to Farthing. Additionally, Pistrucci himself had the right to supply single proofs to whomever he pleased or to those who would commission him to do so. Proof Sets then began to be produced on a more regular basis for Coronations, Jubilees and new coinages.
Estimate: £3000-4000