Baldwin & Sons
Auction 88 8 May 2014
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BRITISH COINS, MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, Elizabeth II, Gold Sovereigns (4), 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, young laureate head right, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, date in exergue, tiny b.p. to upper right (Bentley 376, 377, 378, 379; Marsh 303, 304, 305, 306; S 4125). First uncirculated, the others generally with bagmarks on bust, surface marks and hairlines, good extremely fine. (4)
Calendar year mintages 3,800,000; 7,050,000; 5,000,000; 4,203,000 respectively
The highest mintage year of this lot happens to be 1966, the year that England won the World Cup for football
The 1968 Sovereign is the last year for the Mary Gillick portrait upon this denomination
The total calendar year output for the young head portrait Sovereigns of Queen Elizabeth II = 45,610,368 pieces
From 1969 to 1973 inclusive there are no dated British Sovereigns, the next issue being the 1974 decimal issue
Estimate: £700-900
Calendar year mintages 3,800,000; 7,050,000; 5,000,000; 4,203,000 respectively
The highest mintage year of this lot happens to be 1966, the year that England won the World Cup for football
The 1968 Sovereign is the last year for the Mary Gillick portrait upon this denomination
The total calendar year output for the young head portrait Sovereigns of Queen Elizabeth II = 45,610,368 pieces
From 1969 to 1973 inclusive there are no dated British Sovereigns, the next issue being the 1974 decimal issue
Estimate: £700-900