Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's
Auction 79 8 May 2013
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The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
Victoria, Sovereign, 1859, higher 59 in date, WW incuse on truncation without stops, second larger young head left, date below, 9 over a lower 9, the 5 disjointed, R of Queen's name out of rotational alignment, first E of legend doubled, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, die flaw in first T and M of legend with some doubling, 7.97g (Marsh 42; MCE 520; S 3852D). Some light deposit on reverse legend, cleaned with light surface marks, deep scratch on neck, otherwise about very fine.
ex Douro Cargo, Spink Auction 118, 20-21 November 1996, lot 391 (part)
ex Spink Numismatic Circular, July 1998, item 4725
Calendar year mintage 1,547,603
Another low mintage, though this figure was quite normal when you look at, say, the reign of William IV. The calendar year output also includes 167,539 Sovereigns of the "Ansell" variety with the extra line in the lower hair fillet.
For further reading on varieties of 1859 Sovereigns see part one of the Bentley Collection, footnote to lot 80
Estimate: £250-300
The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
Victoria, Sovereign, 1859, higher 59 in date, WW incuse on truncation without stops, second larger young head left, date below, 9 over a lower 9, the 5 disjointed, R of Queen's name out of rotational alignment, first E of legend doubled, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, die flaw in first T and M of legend with some doubling, 7.97g (Marsh 42; MCE 520; S 3852D). Some light deposit on reverse legend, cleaned with light surface marks, deep scratch on neck, otherwise about very fine.
ex Douro Cargo, Spink Auction 118, 20-21 November 1996, lot 391 (part)
ex Spink Numismatic Circular, July 1998, item 4725
Calendar year mintage 1,547,603
Another low mintage, though this figure was quite normal when you look at, say, the reign of William IV. The calendar year output also includes 167,539 Sovereigns of the "Ansell" variety with the extra line in the lower hair fillet.
For further reading on varieties of 1859 Sovereigns see part one of the Bentley Collection, footnote to lot 80
Estimate: £250-300