Baldwin & Sons
Auction 88 8 May 2014
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BRITISH COINS, MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, Elizabeth II, Gold Proof Sovereigns (4), 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, with frosted design elements, third crowned portrait right, engraved by Raphael Maklouf, RM incuse on truncation, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, the horse tail is further from the border than those dated in the 1980s, date in exergue (Bentley -; S 4271). Generally as struck, first with cloudy tone patch behind bust, second toned on the obverse, without certificates or boxes. (4)
Numbers issued 4,767; 4,713; 4,772; 4,349 respectively
The output of regular Proof Sovereigns issued for 1993 is the lowest figure to date in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
A new decade from 1990 meant a new reverse die matrix was required, the whole reverse has slight differences to those produced in the 1980s. The tail is further from the rim border, the strands of hair within the tail are of a more curved arrangement with no extra spur of hair in the upper curve. The B.P. initials have moved slightly closer to the recut groundline. The helmet streamer is broader and slightly shorter. The dragon has less definition of the detail in the wings and claws with a distinct gap between its outstretched tongue and the wing, which on previous reverses nearly touched the said wing.
Estimate: £750-850
Numbers issued 4,767; 4,713; 4,772; 4,349 respectively
The output of regular Proof Sovereigns issued for 1993 is the lowest figure to date in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
A new decade from 1990 meant a new reverse die matrix was required, the whole reverse has slight differences to those produced in the 1980s. The tail is further from the rim border, the strands of hair within the tail are of a more curved arrangement with no extra spur of hair in the upper curve. The B.P. initials have moved slightly closer to the recut groundline. The helmet streamer is broader and slightly shorter. The dragon has less definition of the detail in the wings and claws with a distinct gap between its outstretched tongue and the wing, which on previous reverses nearly touched the said wing.
Estimate: £750-850