Baldwin & Sons
Auction 90 24 September 2014
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BRITISH COINS, Victoria, Gold Sovereign, 1855, Sydney mint (Australia), first type, engraved by Joshua Payne, obverse designed by James Wyon, first young head left, with double fillet, small date below, toothed border and raised rim both sides, VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA: F: D:, rev struck with inverted die axis, reverse designed by Leonard Charles Wyon, AUSTRALIA at centre, crown above, within laurel wreath tied with bow, SYDNEY MINT above, ONE SOVEREIGN below, edge milled, 7.96g (Bentley 629; McD 102; QM 25 R3; Marsh 360 R; KM 2; Fr 9). Scuffs and surface marks both sides, good fine and rare.
Calendar year mintage 502,000
This is the first full year of output for currency sovereigns from the Sydney Mint. For a narrative about the opening of the Mint please see the Bentley Collection special edition catalogue page 323.
The slightly superior quality example in the recent Hemisphere Collection achieved a hammer price of £3,600 on 8 May 2014
Estimate: £1000-1200
Calendar year mintage 502,000
This is the first full year of output for currency sovereigns from the Sydney Mint. For a narrative about the opening of the Mint please see the Bentley Collection special edition catalogue page 323.
The slightly superior quality example in the recent Hemisphere Collection achieved a hammer price of £3,600 on 8 May 2014
Estimate: £1000-1200