Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's
Auction 79 8 May 2013
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The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
Victoria, Sovereign, 1861, curvy open 6 in date, second larger young head left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below, D of second word over a lower D, doubled date and legend, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, heavy raised die flaw to left of rose, 7.97g (Marsh 44; MCE 522; S 3852D). Cleaned, mainly on obverse, with surface marks, almost extremely fine.
ex Paul Davies Ltd, Ilkley, via Spink and Son Ltd, January 2005
Calendar year mintage 7,624,736
For further reading on varieties of 1861 Sovereigns see part one of the Bentley Collection, footnote to lot 84-90
Estimate: £300-400
The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
Victoria, Sovereign, 1861, curvy open 6 in date, second larger young head left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below, D of second word over a lower D, doubled date and legend, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, heavy raised die flaw to left of rose, 7.97g (Marsh 44; MCE 522; S 3852D). Cleaned, mainly on obverse, with surface marks, almost extremely fine.
ex Paul Davies Ltd, Ilkley, via Spink and Son Ltd, January 2005
Calendar year mintage 7,624,736
For further reading on varieties of 1861 Sovereigns see part one of the Bentley Collection, footnote to lot 84-90
Estimate: £300-400