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Auction 88  8 May 2014
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Lot 2069

Estimate: 700 GBP
Price realized: 600 GBP
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BRITISH COINS, MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, Victoria, Gold Sovereigns (4), 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896 narrower date, engraved by Thomas Brock, old veiled bust left, t.b. below, victoria d:g: britt: reg: f: d: ind: imp:, toothed border surrounding, rev struck en médaille, engraved after Benedetto Pistrucci, St George slaying dragon with sword, three strand streamer on helmet, horse with long tail, three strand end to tail, two spurs of extra hair on curve of tail, dragon with four claws on each arm, broken lance on groundline to left, wwp in relief under lance, date in exergue, tiny b.p. to upper right, finely toothed border within twin linear concentric circles and raised rim (Bentley 337, 338, 339, 340; Marsh 145, 146, 147, 148; MCE 553, 554, 555, 556; S 3874). Second and last once cleaned, first with dig at centre of reverse and other tiny nicks, generally all scuffed with surface marks and hairlines, good fine to nearly very fine, the first very fine. (4)
Calendar year mintages 6,898,260; 3,782,611; 2,285,317; 3,334,065 respectively

Note the 1896 Sovereign has different treatment of the streamer on the helmet of St George and a narrow date figure arrangement. There are no London Sovereigns dated 1897.

Estimate: £700-900
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