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. Victoria, Sovereign, 1864, die number 52, second larger young head left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below, stub top to 4, curvy rounded 6 with bulbous top, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, die number 52 below, emblems below, raised die flaw connects upper parts of letters in legend, 7.98g (Marsh 49; MCE 525; S 3853). Once cleaned, rim nick, surface marks, otherwise extremely fine.
ex Randy Weir Numismatics, Unionville, Ontario, Canada, purchased 27 September 1990
Calendar year mintage 8,656,352
see footnote on Lot 443 for a brief synopsis of the 1864 die numbers.
Estimate: £300-400
PART TWO. Royal Mint Issues – London. Victoria, Sovereign, 1864, die number 52, second larger young head left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below, stub top to 4, curvy rounded 6 with bulbous top, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, die number 52 below, emblems below, raised die flaw connects upper parts of letters in legend, 7.98g (Marsh 49; MCE 525; S 3853). Once cleaned, rim nick, surface marks, otherwise extremely fine.
ex Randy Weir Numismatics, Unionville, Ontario, Canada, purchased 27 September 1990
Calendar year mintage 8,656,352
see footnote on Lot 443 for a brief synopsis of the 1864 die numbers.
Estimate: £300-400