THE BENTLEY COLLECTION OF MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS.
PART TWO. Royal Mint Issues – London. Victoria, Sovereign, 1852, second larger young head left, date below doubled, die flaw at end of legend, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, 7.98g (Marsh 35; MCE 513; S 3852C). Once cleaned, lightly hairlined nearly extremely fine.
purchased via A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd, 28 July 2010
Calendar year mintage 8,053,435
For further reading on varieties of 1852 Sovereigns see footnote to Lots 63-64 in part one of the Bentley Collection.
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Estimate: £300-400