Baldwin & Sons
Auction 76 27 September 2012
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THE BENTLEY COLLECTION OF MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS.
PART TWO. Royal Mint Issues – London. Victoria, Sovereign, 1872, die number 80, third young head left, W.W. in relief on truncation, date below, 1 and 2 of date both die flawed to rim, some doubling in legend both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, die number 80 below, lightly die flawed, emblems below, some letters in reverse legend lightly die flawed, 7.98g (Marsh 56; MCE 533; S 3853B). Black mark above 72, scratch on ear lobe and behind head, toned on reverse, almost extremely fine/ extremely fine.
ex Douro Cargo, Spink Auction 118, 20-21 November 1996, lot 1389 (part)
Calendar year mintage 13,486,708
see footnote on Lot 579 for a brief synopsis of the 1872 die numbers.
Estimate: £300-350
PART TWO. Royal Mint Issues – London. Victoria, Sovereign, 1872, die number 80, third young head left, W.W. in relief on truncation, date below, 1 and 2 of date both die flawed to rim, some doubling in legend both sides, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, die number 80 below, lightly die flawed, emblems below, some letters in reverse legend lightly die flawed, 7.98g (Marsh 56; MCE 533; S 3853B). Black mark above 72, scratch on ear lobe and behind head, toned on reverse, almost extremely fine/ extremely fine.
ex Douro Cargo, Spink Auction 118, 20-21 November 1996, lot 1389 (part)
Calendar year mintage 13,486,708
see footnote on Lot 579 for a brief synopsis of the 1872 die numbers.
Estimate: £300-350