Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's
Auction 79 8 May 2013
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The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
Rare Victoria 1846 Sovereign with 1 Over Inverted 1 in Date Victoria, Sovereign, 1846, figure 1 in date over inverted 1 giving impression of a Roman I, date doubled, 6 bulbous, first young head left, date below, Queen's name lightly die flawed, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, broken foot on first N of legend, flaw by third R, broken limb on last E with F doubled, 7.99g (cf Marsh 29; MCE 507; S 3852). Heavily cleaned, some heavy surface marks and edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very rare.
bought Spink and Son Ltd, May 2005
Calendar year mintage 5,981,968
The second most interesting variety of 1846 Sovereign, after the 4 over inverted 4 variety. It will be noted the "Roman I" is actually a product of a figure 1 at first being entered upon the die inverted and then corrected with one the right way up, giving a serif at all four corners, albeit with the upper right one being the one underneath and therefore with a step down from the correct figure on top. 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 1846 discovered only in the last ten years and therefore not described by Marsh for this date.
For further reading on varieties of 1846 Sovereigns see part one of the Bentley Collection, footnote to lot 52
Estimate: £600-800
The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
Rare Victoria 1846 Sovereign with 1 Over Inverted 1 in Date Victoria, Sovereign, 1846, figure 1 in date over inverted 1 giving impression of a Roman I, date doubled, 6 bulbous, first young head left, date below, Queen's name lightly die flawed, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, broken foot on first N of legend, flaw by third R, broken limb on last E with F doubled, 7.99g (cf Marsh 29; MCE 507; S 3852). Heavily cleaned, some heavy surface marks and edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very rare.
bought Spink and Son Ltd, May 2005
Calendar year mintage 5,981,968
The second most interesting variety of 1846 Sovereign, after the 4 over inverted 4 variety. It will be noted the "Roman I" is actually a product of a figure 1 at first being entered upon the die inverted and then corrected with one the right way up, giving a serif at all four corners, albeit with the upper right one being the one underneath and therefore with a step down from the correct figure on top. 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 1846 discovered only in the last ten years and therefore not described by Marsh for this date.
For further reading on varieties of 1846 Sovereigns see part one of the Bentley Collection, footnote to lot 52
Estimate: £600-800