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 57, second larger young head left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below, stub top to 4, curvy rounded 6 with bulbous top, weak tops to some letters with a trace of doubling, no top serif to D in obverse legend, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, die number 57 below, emblems below, 7.94g (Marsh 49; MCE 525; S 3853). Light red tone with some surface marks, otherwise 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. Note the lack of upper serif on the letter D.
Estimate: £300-350
PART TWO. Royal Mint Issues – London. Victoria, Sovereign, 1864, die number 57, second larger young head left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below, stub top to 4, curvy rounded 6 with bulbous top, weak tops to some letters with a trace of doubling, no top serif to D in obverse legend, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, die number 57 below, emblems below, 7.94g (Marsh 49; MCE 525; S 3853). Light red tone with some surface marks, otherwise 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. Note the lack of upper serif on the letter D.
Estimate: £300-350