Baldwin & Sons
Auction 88 8 May 2014
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BRITISH COINS, MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, George V (1910-1936), Gold Proof Sovereign, 1911, designed by Edgar Bertram Mackennal, bare head left, b.m. on truncation, toothed border and raised rim, georgivs v d: g: britt: omn: rex f: d: ind: imp:, rev struck en médaille, engraved after Benedetto Pistrucci, St George slaying dragon with sword, helmet with three strand streamer, horse with long tail, 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 356; WR 416; S 3996). Some hairlines both sides, otherwise practically as struck.
According to tables of mintages in Appendix One in English Silver Coinage (latest edition published by Seaby 1992), 3764 proof sets were issued of one formation or the other, in celebration of the Coronation 22 June 1911, which included a proof gold Sovereign as presented here. Single coins may well have been available on request too, so the final figure could be circa 4000 struck.
The reverse design continues from the reign of Edward VII still carrying the same outer border treatment as instigated in the reign of Queen Victoria.
Estimate: £600-800
According to tables of mintages in Appendix One in English Silver Coinage (latest edition published by Seaby 1992), 3764 proof sets were issued of one formation or the other, in celebration of the Coronation 22 June 1911, which included a proof gold Sovereign as presented here. Single coins may well have been available on request too, so the final figure could be circa 4000 struck.
The reverse design continues from the reign of Edward VII still carrying the same outer border treatment as instigated in the reign of Queen Victoria.
Estimate: £600-800