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Auction 88  8 May 2014
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Lot 2063

Estimate: 550 GBP
Price realized: 480 GBP
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BRITISH COINS, MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, Victoria, Gold Sovereigns (3), 1871, 1872, 1873, engraved after William Wyon, young head left, ww buried in thin truncation in relief over trace of another ww, finely toothed border within twin linear concentric circles and raised rim both sides, legend reads victoria d: g: britanniar: reg: f: d:, rev engraved after Benedetto Pistrucci, St George slaying dragon with sword, horse with long tail, three strand end to tail, one spur of extra hair on curve of tail, date in exergue, tiny b.p. to upper right (Bentley 306, 307, 308; Marsh 84, 85, 86; MCE 532, 534, 536; S 3856A). Generally scuffed with surface marks and hairlines, the second more severe with evidence of cleaning and reverse rim abrasion, otherwise good fine, the others better, about very fine. (3)
Calendar year mintages 8,767,250; 13,486,708; 2,368,215 respectively
These Calendar outputs no doubt consist mainly of the shield reverse die number sovereigns. 1871 marks the first year for the revival of the St George and dragon reverse since last used for the Sovereigns dated 1825.

Estimate: £550-650
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