Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's
Auction 79 8 May 2013
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The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
Rare Victoria 1843 Sovereign with Roman Style I for 1 in Date
Victoria, Sovereign, 1843, Roman letter I in date for figure 1, first young head left, ponytail terminates in single curved strand of hair, date below, T of Queen's name die flawed, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, upper left serif of second I of legend broken off, 7.98g (cf Marsh 26; MCE 503; S 3852). Cleaned, some heavy scuffs and surface marks, bold very fine and very rare.
ex St James's Auction 6, 9 June 2007, lot 533
Calendar year mintage 5,981,968
The third ranked of the more interesting varieties of 1843 Sovereign after the narrow shield and overdate varieties, it is interesting to note that a true capital letter I punch has been used instead of an Arabic figure 1 to date the obverse die. Some of the other so-called "Roman I" date varieties are actually Arabic 1's over inverted Arabic 1's there are not so many that are a true letter I punch. Again this is another sign of how the quality of the engraving was becoming more careless at this time, but not too serious as to not make it into circulation. The variety for 1843 discovered only in the last ten years, therefore not described by Marsh for this date.
For other examples of date varieties of 1843 Sovereigns see lots 43 and 44 in part one of Bentley Collection.
Estimate: £800-1000
The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
Rare Victoria 1843 Sovereign with Roman Style I for 1 in Date
Victoria, Sovereign, 1843, Roman letter I in date for figure 1, first young head left, ponytail terminates in single curved strand of hair, date below, T of Queen's name die flawed, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, upper left serif of second I of legend broken off, 7.98g (cf Marsh 26; MCE 503; S 3852). Cleaned, some heavy scuffs and surface marks, bold very fine and very rare.
ex St James's Auction 6, 9 June 2007, lot 533
Calendar year mintage 5,981,968
The third ranked of the more interesting varieties of 1843 Sovereign after the narrow shield and overdate varieties, it is interesting to note that a true capital letter I punch has been used instead of an Arabic figure 1 to date the obverse die. Some of the other so-called "Roman I" date varieties are actually Arabic 1's over inverted Arabic 1's there are not so many that are a true letter I punch. Again this is another sign of how the quality of the engraving was becoming more careless at this time, but not too serious as to not make it into circulation. The variety for 1843 discovered only in the last ten years, therefore not described by Marsh for this date.
For other examples of date varieties of 1843 Sovereigns see lots 43 and 44 in part one of Bentley Collection.
Estimate: £800-1000