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. Victoria, Sovereign, 1845, small close date, first young head left, ponytail does not terminate in single strand of hair, date below in an arc, slight doubling of legend both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, top of E in DEI incomplete, 8.01g (Marsh 28; MCE 506; S 3852). A little weakly struck at shield, otherwise uncirculated.
Calendar year mintage 3,800,845
For further reading on varieties of 1845 Sovereigns see footnote to Lots 48-51 in part one of the Bentley Collection.
Estimate: £800-1000
PART TWO. Royal Mint Issues – London. Victoria, Sovereign, 1845, small close date, first young head left, ponytail does not terminate in single strand of hair, date below in an arc, slight doubling of legend both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, top of E in DEI incomplete, 8.01g (Marsh 28; MCE 506; S 3852). A little weakly struck at shield, otherwise uncirculated.
Calendar year mintage 3,800,845
For further reading on varieties of 1845 Sovereigns see footnote to Lots 48-51 in part one of the Bentley Collection.
Estimate: £800-1000