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, 1865, die number 12, second larger young head left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below, square top 5, curvy rounded 6 with bulbous top, last I of legend die flawed, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, die number 12 below, die flaw at top of 12, emblems below, reverse legend doubled, 7.98g (Marsh 50; MCE 526; S 3853). Some light hairlines, pleasing good extremely fine.
ex Randy Weir Numismatics, Unionville, Ontario, Canada, purchased c.1995
Calendar year mintage 1,450,238
see footnote on Lot 474 for a brief synopsis of the 1865 die numbers.
Estimate: £400-500
PART TWO. Royal Mint Issues – London. Victoria, Sovereign, 1865, die number 12, second larger young head left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below, square top 5, curvy rounded 6 with bulbous top, last I of legend die flawed, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, die number 12 below, die flaw at top of 12, emblems below, reverse legend doubled, 7.98g (Marsh 50; MCE 526; S 3853). Some light hairlines, pleasing good extremely fine.
ex Randy Weir Numismatics, Unionville, Ontario, Canada, purchased c.1995
Calendar year mintage 1,450,238
see footnote on Lot 474 for a brief synopsis of the 1865 die numbers.
Estimate: £400-500