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 22, second larger young head left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below, sharp top to 4, curvy rounded 6 with only a trace of top bulb, some light die flaws in last word and last few letters of Queen's name, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, die number 22 below, emblems below, 7.99g (Marsh 49; MCE 525; S 3853). Hairline scratch below bun of hair, red spot on neck, once cleaned with some light surface marks, patchy tone on reverse, otherwise extremely fine.
ex Douro Cargo, Spink Auction 118, 20-21 November 1996, lot 322 (part)
Calendar year mintage 8,656,352
See footnote to lot 1026 for a brief synopsis of the 1864 die numbers
Estimate: £300-400
The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
Victoria, Sovereign, 1864, die number 22, second larger young head left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below, sharp top to 4, curvy rounded 6 with only a trace of top bulb, some light die flaws in last word and last few letters of Queen's name, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, die number 22 below, emblems below, 7.99g (Marsh 49; MCE 525; S 3853). Hairline scratch below bun of hair, red spot on neck, once cleaned with some light surface marks, patchy tone on reverse, otherwise extremely fine.
ex Douro Cargo, Spink Auction 118, 20-21 November 1996, lot 322 (part)
Calendar year mintage 8,656,352
See footnote to lot 1026 for a brief synopsis of the 1864 die numbers
Estimate: £300-400