Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's
Auction 79 8 May 2013
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The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
Victoria 1844 Sovereign with Normal Date Arrangement
Victoria, Sovereign, 1844, first young head left, no single strand of hair at terminal of ponytail which is partly disjointed, date below, date evenly spread, 44 smaller than 18, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, upper left serif of second I absent and foot of previous N in BRITANNIARUM, 7.95g (Marsh 27; MCE 505; S 3852). Scratch above head, other heavy surface marks and scuffs, otherwise good fine.
Bought A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd, June 2008
Calendar year mintage 3,000,445
For further reading on date varieties of 1844 Sovereigns see footnotes to lots 46 and 47 in part one of the Bentley Collection.
Estimate: £250-300
The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
Victoria 1844 Sovereign with Normal Date Arrangement
Victoria, Sovereign, 1844, first young head left, no single strand of hair at terminal of ponytail which is partly disjointed, date below, date evenly spread, 44 smaller than 18, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, upper left serif of second I absent and foot of previous N in BRITANNIARUM, 7.95g (Marsh 27; MCE 505; S 3852). Scratch above head, other heavy surface marks and scuffs, otherwise good fine.
Bought A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd, June 2008
Calendar year mintage 3,000,445
For further reading on date varieties of 1844 Sovereigns see footnotes to lots 46 and 47 in part one of the Bentley Collection.
Estimate: £250-300