Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's
Auction 76 27 September 2012
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THE BENTLEY COLLECTION OF MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS.
PART TWO. Royal Mint Issues – London. Very Rare 1818 Gold Sovereign with Ascending Colon. ascending colon in legend. George III, Sovereign, 1818, ascending colon variety, first laureate head right, coarse hair, date below, a mere trace of lower right serif to second 1 of date, raised rim both sides, rev St George slaying dragon right with broken lance, no upper left serif to I of HONI, 7.97g (Marsh 2A; MCE 465; S 3785A). Red tone with underlying brilliance, very pleasing, good extremely fine and rare.
Calendar year mintage 2,347,230
A proof quality striking of this variety will be offered in the part three of the Bentley Collection.
Estimate: £4000-5000
PART TWO. Royal Mint Issues – London. Very Rare 1818 Gold Sovereign with Ascending Colon. ascending colon in legend. George III, Sovereign, 1818, ascending colon variety, first laureate head right, coarse hair, date below, a mere trace of lower right serif to second 1 of date, raised rim both sides, rev St George slaying dragon right with broken lance, no upper left serif to I of HONI, 7.97g (Marsh 2A; MCE 465; S 3785A). Red tone with underlying brilliance, very pleasing, good extremely fine and rare.
Calendar year mintage 2,347,230
A proof quality striking of this variety will be offered in the part three of the Bentley Collection.
Estimate: £4000-5000