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 65, second larger young head left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below, stub top to 4, curvy rounded 6 with bulbous top, light die flaw to left of 1 in date, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, die number 65 below, emblems below, absent upper serif to B in legend, 7.98g (Marsh 49; MCE 525; S 3853). Uneven tone, very fine, the reverse better.
ex Douro Cargo, Spink Auction 118, 20-21 November 1996
ex Spink Numismatic Circular, October 1997, item 5024
ex An Important Collection of Gold Sovereigns 1816-2000, offered as one lot, Sothebys, November 2000, lot 525 (part)
Calendar year mintage 8,656,352
see footnote on Lot 443 for a brief synopsis of the 1864 die numbers. Note the lack of upper serif on the letter B.
Estimate: £300-350
PART TWO. Royal Mint Issues – London. Victoria, Sovereign, 1864, die number 65, second larger young head left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below, stub top to 4, curvy rounded 6 with bulbous top, light die flaw to left of 1 in date, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, die number 65 below, emblems below, absent upper serif to B in legend, 7.98g (Marsh 49; MCE 525; S 3853). Uneven tone, very fine, the reverse better.
ex Douro Cargo, Spink Auction 118, 20-21 November 1996
ex Spink Numismatic Circular, October 1997, item 5024
ex An Important Collection of Gold Sovereigns 1816-2000, offered as one lot, Sothebys, November 2000, lot 525 (part)
Calendar year mintage 8,656,352
see footnote on Lot 443 for a brief synopsis of the 1864 die numbers. Note the lack of upper serif on the letter B.
Estimate: £300-350