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, 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, thick tailed Q in legend, due to a die flaw, raised rim both sides, 7.87g (Marsh 1; MCE 464; S 3785). Almost fine with associated marks and hairlines, unusual.
purchased via A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd, March 2006
Calendar year mintage 3,235,239
It would appear that a slight imperfection in the die opened up on the tail of the letter Q and metal filled the area giving a thicker tail on the coin struck from this reverse die. The die probably was reaching the end of its useful service anyway and this imperfection may well have sealed its fate. 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, 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, thick tailed Q in legend, due to a die flaw, raised rim both sides, 7.87g (Marsh 1; MCE 464; S 3785). Almost fine with associated marks and hairlines, unusual.
purchased via A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd, March 2006
Calendar year mintage 3,235,239
It would appear that a slight imperfection in the die opened up on the tail of the letter Q and metal filled the area giving a thicker tail on the coin struck from this reverse die. The die probably was reaching the end of its useful service anyway and this imperfection may well have sealed its fate. 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