Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's
Auction 79 8 May 2013
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The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
Obverse Legend with E Over Tilted E in DEI
Victoria, Sovereign, 1845, spread date, first young head left, date below, E of DEI over a tilted E, last A of legend filled, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, 7.97g (Marsh 28; MCE 506; S 3852). Surface marks, good fine and unusual.
ex Paul Davies Ltd, Ilkley, via A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd, October 2006
Calendar year mintage 3,800,845
For further reading on varieties of 1845 Sovereigns see part one of the Bentley Collection, footnotes to lots 48-51
Estimate: £250-300
The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
Obverse Legend with E Over Tilted E in DEI
Victoria, Sovereign, 1845, spread date, first young head left, date below, E of DEI over a tilted E, last A of legend filled, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, 7.97g (Marsh 28; MCE 506; S 3852). Surface marks, good fine and unusual.
ex Paul Davies Ltd, Ilkley, via A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd, October 2006
Calendar year mintage 3,800,845
For further reading on varieties of 1845 Sovereigns see part one of the Bentley Collection, footnotes to lots 48-51
Estimate: £250-300