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Auction 88  8 May 2014
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Lot 2121

Estimate: 750 GBP
Price realized: 720 GBP
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BRITISH COINS, MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, Victoria, Gold Sovereigns (4), 1871S, 1872S, 1873S, 1874S, long tail horse, young head of third style left, letter S below close to neck, ww buried in truncation in relief, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, first and last with eight claws on dragon arms, other two with only partial claws, horse with long tail, date in exergue, tiny b.p. to upper right (Bentley 674, 675, 676, 677; McD 143a, 144, 146, 148; QM 75 R2, 76, 78, 80; Marsh 110, 111, 112, 113; KM 7; Fr 15; S 3858A). First and third once cleaned, all with heavy hairlines and surface marks, some scuffing, second and fourth very fine, the others good fine or better. (4)

Calendar year mintages 2,814,000; 1,815,000; 1,478,000 respectively, all include shield reverse design pieces. 1874 mintage =1,899,000 presumably St George reverse as there were no shield sovereigns of Sydney dated 1874.

Estimate: £750-950
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