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Auction 88  8 May 2014
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Lot 2102

Estimate: 800 GBP
Price realized: 3500 GBP
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BRITISH COINS, MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, Victoria (1837-1901), Gold Sovereign, Sydney branch mint, 1855, 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 at bottom, sydney mint above, one sovereign below, edge milled (Bentley 629; McD 102; QM 25 R3; Marsh 360 R; KM 2; Fr 9). Some heavy scuffs and surface marks both sides, about very 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.

Estimate: £800-1000
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