THE BENTLEY COLLECTION OF MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS.
PART TWO. Royal Mint Issues – London. Victoria, Sovereign, 1865, die number 13, 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, doubled date and legend both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, die number 13 below, emblems below, 7.97g (Marsh 50; MCE 526; S 3853). Some traces of black deposit, once cleaned, very fine.
Calendar year mintage 1,450,238
see footnote on Lot 474 for a brief synopsis of the 1865 die numbers.
Estimate: £300-350