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Auction 88  8 May 2014
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Lot 2053

Estimate: 400 GBP
Price realized: 360 GBP
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BRITISH COINS, MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, Victoria, Gold Sovereigns (2), 1860, 1861, both with curvy rounded 6 in date with bulbous top, second larger young head left, ww incuse on truncation without stops, date below, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below (Bentley 1004, 87; Marsh 43, 44; MCE 521, 522; S 3852D). Both cleaned with surface marks and hairlines, otherwise good fine and about very fine. (2)
Calendar year mintages 2,555,958 and 7,624,736 respectively
1860 marks the year that James Wyon retires as resident engraver at the mint and is succeeded by his son, George Wyon.

Estimate: £400-500
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