Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's
Auction 79 8 May 2013
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The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
Off-centre Die Axis Victoria Sovereign of 1838 of Superb Quality
Victoria, Sovereign, 1838, struck with an off-centre die axis, first young head left, hair bound with double fillet, ponytail terminates in thicker upper strand of hair, W.W. raised on truncation, wider date below very lightly double struck as is legend, rev die alignment off-centre by 45°, crowned shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, edge milled, 7.99g (Marsh 22 R; MCE 499; S 3852). Light surface marks and hairlines, good extremely fine and one of the finest off-centre die strikes the cataloguer has seen for a Sovereign.
bought A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd, July 2006
Calendar year mintage 2,718,694
For further information on the first young head of Queen Victoria, please refer to part one of the Bentley Collection, preamble to lot 33.
Estimate: £3000-3500
The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
Off-centre Die Axis Victoria Sovereign of 1838 of Superb Quality
Victoria, Sovereign, 1838, struck with an off-centre die axis, first young head left, hair bound with double fillet, ponytail terminates in thicker upper strand of hair, W.W. raised on truncation, wider date below very lightly double struck as is legend, rev die alignment off-centre by 45°, crowned shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, edge milled, 7.99g (Marsh 22 R; MCE 499; S 3852). Light surface marks and hairlines, good extremely fine and one of the finest off-centre die strikes the cataloguer has seen for a Sovereign.
bought A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd, July 2006
Calendar year mintage 2,718,694
For further information on the first young head of Queen Victoria, please refer to part one of the Bentley Collection, preamble to lot 33.
Estimate: £3000-3500