Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's
Auction 79 8 May 2013
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The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
Victoria, Sovereign, 1864, die number 19, second larger young head left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below, sharp top to 4, hooked 6 with sharper top, die flawed 1 in date, with flaw to right from neck to rim, some light doubling of legend, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, die number 19 below, emblems below, 7.93g (Marsh 49; MCE 525; S 3853). Once cleaned, with surface marks and scuffs with hairlines, fine, this die number unlisted by the most recent edition of Marsh, presumably very rare.
ex Paul Davies Ltd, Ilkley, via A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd, June 2007
Calendar year mintage 8,656,352
See footnote to lot 1026 for a brief synopsis of the 1864 die numbers
This die number is one of four for 1864 unlisted by Marsh, the others are dies 13, 73 and 77, two of which have sold previously and die 73 is offered here as lot 1045.
It is also interesting to note that the weight of this coin in its lower grade is upon the legal tender limit as dictated by the Coinage Acts of 1816-1891.
Estimate: £250-300
The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
Victoria, Sovereign, 1864, die number 19, second larger young head left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below, sharp top to 4, hooked 6 with sharper top, die flawed 1 in date, with flaw to right from neck to rim, some light doubling of legend, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, die number 19 below, emblems below, 7.93g (Marsh 49; MCE 525; S 3853). Once cleaned, with surface marks and scuffs with hairlines, fine, this die number unlisted by the most recent edition of Marsh, presumably very rare.
ex Paul Davies Ltd, Ilkley, via A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd, June 2007
Calendar year mintage 8,656,352
See footnote to lot 1026 for a brief synopsis of the 1864 die numbers
This die number is one of four for 1864 unlisted by Marsh, the others are dies 13, 73 and 77, two of which have sold previously and die 73 is offered here as lot 1045.
It is also interesting to note that the weight of this coin in its lower grade is upon the legal tender limit as dictated by the Coinage Acts of 1816-1891.
Estimate: £250-300