Baldwin & Sons
Auction 88 8 May 2014
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BRITISH COINS, MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, Victoria, Gold Sovereigns (4), 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, old veiled bust left, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, date in exergue (Bentley 341, 342, 343, 344; Marsh 149, 150, 151, 152; MCE 557, 558, 559, 560; S 3874). First two once cleaned, last with rim nicks, all with surface marks, scuffs and hairlines, otherwise generally good fine to very fine. (4)
Calendar year mintages 4,361,347; 7,515,978; 10,846,741; 1,578,948 respectively
This output for 1900 represents the zenith of the old head coinage of Victoria.
The year that Queen Victoria died, 22 January 1901, represents the lowest mintage of Sovereigns no doubt as work would have transferred to preparing new coinage of Edward VII for 1902. Even though the mintage is lower, the 1901 Sovereigns do survive, as many well-to-do people would have kept such coins as keepsakes of the late Queen.
The total calendar year output for older veiled bust Victoria London mint Sovereigns = 40,603,267 pieces.
The whole reign of Queen Victoria London mint totalled an output of 237,026,485 Sovereigns.
Edward VII Gold Sovereigns
For a narrative on the London issue of Sovereigns for King Edward VII, please see the Bentley Collection Special Edition Catalogue, page 303
Estimate: £700-900
Calendar year mintages 4,361,347; 7,515,978; 10,846,741; 1,578,948 respectively
This output for 1900 represents the zenith of the old head coinage of Victoria.
The year that Queen Victoria died, 22 January 1901, represents the lowest mintage of Sovereigns no doubt as work would have transferred to preparing new coinage of Edward VII for 1902. Even though the mintage is lower, the 1901 Sovereigns do survive, as many well-to-do people would have kept such coins as keepsakes of the late Queen.
The total calendar year output for older veiled bust Victoria London mint Sovereigns = 40,603,267 pieces.
The whole reign of Queen Victoria London mint totalled an output of 237,026,485 Sovereigns.
Edward VII Gold Sovereigns
For a narrative on the London issue of Sovereigns for King Edward VII, please see the Bentley Collection Special Edition Catalogue, page 303
Estimate: £700-900