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, 1863, die number 13, second larger young head left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below, curvy rounded 6 with bulbous top, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, die number 13 below, emblems below, reverse legend lightly doubled, 8.00g (Marsh 48; MCE 524; S 3853). Some light scuffs, extremely fine.
ex Douro Cargo, Spink Auction 118, 20-21 November 1996, lot 894 (part)
Calendar year mintage 5,921,669
see footnote on Lot 435 for a brief synopsis of the 1863 die numbers.
Estimate: £300-400
PART TWO. Royal Mint Issues – London. Victoria, Sovereign, 1863, die number 13, second larger young head left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below, curvy rounded 6 with bulbous top, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, die number 13 below, emblems below, reverse legend lightly doubled, 8.00g (Marsh 48; MCE 524; S 3853). Some light scuffs, extremely fine.
ex Douro Cargo, Spink Auction 118, 20-21 November 1996, lot 894 (part)
Calendar year mintage 5,921,669
see footnote on Lot 435 for a brief synopsis of the 1863 die numbers.
Estimate: £300-400