Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's
Auction 79 8 May 2013
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The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
George III, Sovereign, 1820, open 2, normal date arrangement, second laureate head right, finer engraved hair, date below, large date with high 8 and open 2, with spread 20 larger than 18, the initial G of legend turned more in line with date, 0 of date more angled and facing to right, ascending colon after BRITANNIAR:, slightly doubled lettering in obverse legend, larger space between X and F with double cut F colon, lettering clear of thinner raised rim, only a trace of outer linear circle, rev St George slaying dragon right with broken lance, no upper left serif to I of HONI, or I of QUI, thin raised rim with a trace of linear circle, 8.00g (cf Marsh 4; MCE 466; S 3785C). Quite hairlined, extremely fine.
ex Northeast Numismatics, Massachusetts, purchased 14 January 2005
Calendar year mintage 931,994
Estimate: £1200-1500
The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
George III, Sovereign, 1820, open 2, normal date arrangement, second laureate head right, finer engraved hair, date below, large date with high 8 and open 2, with spread 20 larger than 18, the initial G of legend turned more in line with date, 0 of date more angled and facing to right, ascending colon after BRITANNIAR:, slightly doubled lettering in obverse legend, larger space between X and F with double cut F colon, lettering clear of thinner raised rim, only a trace of outer linear circle, rev St George slaying dragon right with broken lance, no upper left serif to I of HONI, or I of QUI, thin raised rim with a trace of linear circle, 8.00g (cf Marsh 4; MCE 466; S 3785C). Quite hairlined, extremely fine.
ex Northeast Numismatics, Massachusetts, purchased 14 January 2005
Calendar year mintage 931,994
Estimate: £1200-1500