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Auction 88  8 May 2014
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Lot 2127

Estimate: 550 GBP
Price realized: 480 GBP
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BRITISH COINS, MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, Victoria, Gold Sovereigns (3), 1893S, 1894S, 1895S, engraved by Thomas Brock, old veiled bust left, t.b. below, victoria d:g: britt: reg: f: d: ind: imp:, toothed border surrounding, rev struck en médaille, engraved after Benedetto Pistrucci, St George slaying dragon with sword, three strand streamer on helmet, horse with long tail, three strand end to tail, two spurs of extra hair on curve of tail, dragon with four claws on each arm, broken lance on groundline to left, S mintmark at base of ground, wwp in relief under lance, date in exergue, tiny b.p. to upper right, finely toothed border within twin linear concentric circles and raised rim (Bentley 709, 710, 711; McD 189, 191, 193; QM 151, 153, 155; Marsh 162, 163, 164; KM 13; Fr 23; S 3877). All with heavy scuffs, surface marks and hairlines, first with scratch on cheek, bold very fine, the second with some short scratches on the reverse around horse and on drapery, edge nick, otherwise good very fine, the third about extremely fine. (3)
Calendar year mintages 1,346,000; 3,067,000; 2,758,000 respectively
The first coin shares the same reverse die as the Jubilee head issue and is therefore technically a mule and was produced in a smaller number than the earlier Jubilee issue.

Estimate: £550-650
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