Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's
Auction 79 8 May 2013
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The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
1858 Sovereign with Unbarred A's in Obverse Legend
Victoria, Sovereign, 1858, unbarred A's in last word of legend, WW incuse on truncation without stops, second larger young head left, weakly struck rear to hair bun, date below, incomplete 5 in date, weak top to first E in legend, R of Queen's name doubled, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, M of legend doubled, 7.98g (Marsh 41 R; MCE 519; S 3852D). Scuffed with surface marks, good fine, reverse better, about very fine, rare.
Calendar year mintage 803,234
For further reading on varieties of 1858 Sovereigns see part one of the Bentley Collection, footnote to lot 79
Estimate: £300-400
The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
1858 Sovereign with Unbarred A's in Obverse Legend
Victoria, Sovereign, 1858, unbarred A's in last word of legend, WW incuse on truncation without stops, second larger young head left, weakly struck rear to hair bun, date below, incomplete 5 in date, weak top to first E in legend, R of Queen's name doubled, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, M of legend doubled, 7.98g (Marsh 41 R; MCE 519; S 3852D). Scuffed with surface marks, good fine, reverse better, about very fine, rare.
Calendar year mintage 803,234
For further reading on varieties of 1858 Sovereigns see part one of the Bentley Collection, footnote to lot 79
Estimate: £300-400