Baldwin & Sons
Auction 88 8 May 2014
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BRITISH COINS, MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, George IV, Gold Sovereign, 1825, engraved by Benedetto Pistrucci, first laureate head left, b.p. below, lettering with horizontally ruled interior compartments, legend reads georgius iiii d: g: britanniar: rex f: d:, milled border between linear concentric circles both sides, rev St George slaying dragon right with sword, broken lance on ground to left, light die flaw from tail to lance, wwp in relief below, date in exergue, no serif on the 1 in date, b.p. to upper right (Bentley 952; Marsh 9 R3; MCE 475; S 3800). Some light digs by forehead and other surface marks, light short scratch in front of throat and one at top of head, vertical scratch to left of date and reverse rim bruise, otherwise good fine to about very fine and extremely rare.
Calendar year mintage 4,200,343
One of the rarest dates in the currency series of George IV, the 1825 Sovereign, first bust, first reverse type, is perhaps the third rarest date of the reign after 1828. For the year 1825 the bust and reverse type changes, this first type as we have here being phased out and therefore very rare.
The calendar year mintage figure unfortunately provides no split between these first and second types for this year, however it is well known that the first type for 1825 is very rare, and must have only been produced up to, or around Easter 1825, accounting for a small fraction of the mintage for this calendar year.
It is interesting to note that the year of 1825 with the first type reverse, is the last year this design of St George slaying the dragon is used for 46 years until it is revived in 1871.
Estimate: £1500-1800
Calendar year mintage 4,200,343
One of the rarest dates in the currency series of George IV, the 1825 Sovereign, first bust, first reverse type, is perhaps the third rarest date of the reign after 1828. For the year 1825 the bust and reverse type changes, this first type as we have here being phased out and therefore very rare.
The calendar year mintage figure unfortunately provides no split between these first and second types for this year, however it is well known that the first type for 1825 is very rare, and must have only been produced up to, or around Easter 1825, accounting for a small fraction of the mintage for this calendar year.
It is interesting to note that the year of 1825 with the first type reverse, is the last year this design of St George slaying the dragon is used for 46 years until it is revived in 1871.
Estimate: £1500-1800