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, 1864, die number 43, second larger young head left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below, stub top to 4, curvy rounded 6 with bulbous top, light doubling of legend both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, die number 43 below doubled, emblems below, raised die flaw to right of crown runs to rim, 7.98g (Marsh 49; MCE 525; S 3853). Once cleaned, two scuffs on face, good fine to almost very fine.
Calendar year mintage 8,656,352
see footnote on Lot 443 for a brief synopsis of the 1864 die numbers. This coin was purchased from one of the groups of coins from the wreck of the RMS Douro that were not sold by auction and within the last 10 years.
Estimate: £300-350
PART TWO. Royal Mint Issues – London. Victoria, Sovereign, 1864, die number 43, second larger young head left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below, stub top to 4, curvy rounded 6 with bulbous top, light doubling of legend both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, die number 43 below doubled, emblems below, raised die flaw to right of crown runs to rim, 7.98g (Marsh 49; MCE 525; S 3853). Once cleaned, two scuffs on face, good fine to almost very fine.
Calendar year mintage 8,656,352
see footnote on Lot 443 for a brief synopsis of the 1864 die numbers. This coin was purchased from one of the groups of coins from the wreck of the RMS Douro that were not sold by auction and within the last 10 years.
Estimate: £300-350