Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's
Auction 79 8 May 2013
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The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
George III, Sovereign, 1817, first laureate head right, coarse hair, date below, no upper serifs to fourth and fifth I's of obverse legend, other serifs weak, rev St George slaying dragon right with broken lance, the last three words of motto double struck, no upper left serif to I of HONI, raised rim both sides, 7.91g (Marsh 1; MCE 464; S 3785). Toned, bold fine with associated marks and hairlines.
purchased via A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd, March 2006
Calendar year mintage 3,235,239
Some of the letters in the legend lack serifs, no doubt due to blockages or the employment of faulty letter punches, with corner serifs broken off, to prepare the dies. See the introduction to this catalogue for a discussion about this. It is also interesting to note that the weight of this coin in its lower grade is under the legal tender limit as dictated by the Coinage Acts of 1816-1891.
Estimate: £300-400
The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
George III, Sovereign, 1817, first laureate head right, coarse hair, date below, no upper serifs to fourth and fifth I's of obverse legend, other serifs weak, rev St George slaying dragon right with broken lance, the last three words of motto double struck, no upper left serif to I of HONI, raised rim both sides, 7.91g (Marsh 1; MCE 464; S 3785). Toned, bold fine with associated marks and hairlines.
purchased via A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd, March 2006
Calendar year mintage 3,235,239
Some of the letters in the legend lack serifs, no doubt due to blockages or the employment of faulty letter punches, with corner serifs broken off, to prepare the dies. See the introduction to this catalogue for a discussion about this. It is also interesting to note that the weight of this coin in its lower grade is under the legal tender limit as dictated by the Coinage Acts of 1816-1891.
Estimate: £300-400