Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's
Auction 79 8 May 2013
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The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
Very Rare 1854 Sovereign C Over Rotated C in VICTORIA
Victoria, Sovereign, 1854, letter C over rotated C in Queen's name, second larger young head left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below, spread date with crosslet 4, flaw between 1 and 8 of date, further flaw in last I of legend, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, 7.99g (cf Marsh 37; MCE 515; S 3852D). Light surface marks on obverse, otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare.
ex St James's Auction 13, 6 May 2010, lot 975
Calendar year mintage 3,589,611
The WW incuse variety for 1854 is that which is usually encountered for this date. When preparing this die the engraver must have first sunk the letter C punch a full right angle or two out of usual alignment which then had to be corrected with the letter C the right way up.
For further reading on varieties of 1854 Sovereigns see part one of the Bentley Collection, footnote to lot 70
Estimate: £1000-1200
The Bentley Collection of British Milled Gold Sovereigns
Very Rare 1854 Sovereign C Over Rotated C in VICTORIA
Victoria, Sovereign, 1854, letter C over rotated C in Queen's name, second larger young head left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below, spread date with crosslet 4, flaw between 1 and 8 of date, further flaw in last I of legend, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, 7.99g (cf Marsh 37; MCE 515; S 3852D). Light surface marks on obverse, otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare.
ex St James's Auction 13, 6 May 2010, lot 975
Calendar year mintage 3,589,611
The WW incuse variety for 1854 is that which is usually encountered for this date. When preparing this die the engraver must have first sunk the letter C punch a full right angle or two out of usual alignment which then had to be corrected with the letter C the right way up.
For further reading on varieties of 1854 Sovereigns see part one of the Bentley Collection, footnote to lot 70
Estimate: £1000-1200