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, 1857, normal date figures, double struck second I in queen's name, possibly over a Half-Sovereign-sized I, second larger young head left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below, some obverse letters out of alignment and doubled, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, last F with die flaw to rim, 7.98g (Marsh 40; MCE 518; S 3852D). Light short scratch in field behind neck, otherwise almost extremely fine, unusual.
ex A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd sourced via Paul Davies Ltd, June 2008
Calendar year mintage 4,495,748
Examples of both the spread and normal dates were sold in part one of the Bentley Collection, see Lots 77-78.
Estimate: £300-400
PART TWO. Royal Mint Issues – London. Victoria, Sovereign, 1857, normal date figures, double struck second I in queen's name, possibly over a Half-Sovereign-sized I, second larger young head left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below, some obverse letters out of alignment and doubled, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, last F with die flaw to rim, 7.98g (Marsh 40; MCE 518; S 3852D). Light short scratch in field behind neck, otherwise almost extremely fine, unusual.
ex A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd sourced via Paul Davies Ltd, June 2008
Calendar year mintage 4,495,748
Examples of both the spread and normal dates were sold in part one of the Bentley Collection, see Lots 77-78.
Estimate: £300-400