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, short date figures, by Benedetto Pistrucci, laureate head right, coarse hair, date below, spread short date figures with open 2 almost closed, 8 and 2 widely spaced apart, first G of legend close to date, ascending colon after BRITANNIAR:, lettering clear of thin raised rim and linear circle, larger space between X and F, GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:, some letters of legend doubled, rev struck with inverted die axis, St George slaying dragon right with broken lance, groundline with BP incuse to left, all within horizontally ruled garter with buckle, W W P incuse on sides of buckle, garter motto HONI . SOIT . QUI . MAL . Y . PENSE ., no upper left serif to I of HONI, first S of legend broken, with letter U die flawed, 7.96g (cf Marsh 4; MCE 466; S 3785C). Some brilliance, rim nick on reverse, about very fine and the rarest date variety.
Calendar year mintage 931,994
Estimate: £400-600
The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
George III, Sovereign, 1820, short date figures, by Benedetto Pistrucci, laureate head right, coarse hair, date below, spread short date figures with open 2 almost closed, 8 and 2 widely spaced apart, first G of legend close to date, ascending colon after BRITANNIAR:, lettering clear of thin raised rim and linear circle, larger space between X and F, GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:, some letters of legend doubled, rev struck with inverted die axis, St George slaying dragon right with broken lance, groundline with BP incuse to left, all within horizontally ruled garter with buckle, W W P incuse on sides of buckle, garter motto HONI . SOIT . QUI . MAL . Y . PENSE ., no upper left serif to I of HONI, first S of legend broken, with letter U die flawed, 7.96g (cf Marsh 4; MCE 466; S 3785C). Some brilliance, rim nick on reverse, about very fine and the rarest date variety.
Calendar year mintage 931,994
Estimate: £400-600