Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's
Auction 79 8 May 2013
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The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
The Extremely Rare 1863 Sovereign with 827 Die Number on Truncation Victoria, Gold Sovereign, 1863, numbers 827 in relief on truncation meets field, second larger young head left, date below, sharper more hooked incomplete open 6, doubled date especially 8, legend lightly doubled with last I flawed to rim, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath tied with bow below shield, no die number below, emblems below, 7.99g (Marsh 48A R5; MCE 524; S 3853A). Very light surface marks and scuffs, about very fine, better than usually encountered for this great rarity, extremely rare.
ex Randy Weir Numismatics, Unionville, Ontario, Canada, purchased 28 June 1993
The intriguing "827"variety first came to light in 1954 when an 827 numbered truncation with die number 22 reverse appeared in the Hatton Hoard of gold found in Derbyshire. This initial coin ended up in the British Museum Collection.
The variety here is termed the "first" variety of the "827" Sovereign without a die number on the reverse. The "second" die number 22 variety was sold in part one of the Bentley Collection for £11,000 hammer.
These first variety 827 die number Sovereigns are thought to have been produced and struck from a first batch of re-melted "scissel" and scrap emanating from some Rothschild brittle ingots delivered to the Mint circa November-December 1863. Of the very few specimens known, the Bentley specimen is amongst the finer.
For further reading about the 827 Sovereigns see Spink Numismatic Circular, October 1977, page 421, article by G P Dyer.
Estimate: £8000-10,000
The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
The Extremely Rare 1863 Sovereign with 827 Die Number on Truncation Victoria, Gold Sovereign, 1863, numbers 827 in relief on truncation meets field, second larger young head left, date below, sharper more hooked incomplete open 6, doubled date especially 8, legend lightly doubled with last I flawed to rim, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath tied with bow below shield, no die number below, emblems below, 7.99g (Marsh 48A R5; MCE 524; S 3853A). Very light surface marks and scuffs, about very fine, better than usually encountered for this great rarity, extremely rare.
ex Randy Weir Numismatics, Unionville, Ontario, Canada, purchased 28 June 1993
The intriguing "827"variety first came to light in 1954 when an 827 numbered truncation with die number 22 reverse appeared in the Hatton Hoard of gold found in Derbyshire. This initial coin ended up in the British Museum Collection.
The variety here is termed the "first" variety of the "827" Sovereign without a die number on the reverse. The "second" die number 22 variety was sold in part one of the Bentley Collection for £11,000 hammer.
These first variety 827 die number Sovereigns are thought to have been produced and struck from a first batch of re-melted "scissel" and scrap emanating from some Rothschild brittle ingots delivered to the Mint circa November-December 1863. Of the very few specimens known, the Bentley specimen is amongst the finer.
For further reading about the 827 Sovereigns see Spink Numismatic Circular, October 1977, page 421, article by G P Dyer.
Estimate: £8000-10,000