BRITISH COINS, MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, Victoria, Gold Sovereigns (5), 1882M, 1883M, 1885M, 1886M, 1887M, second young head of third style left, letter M below lower down, w.w. complete on truncation in relief with stops, some letters in legend doubled, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, horse with short tail, one thicker spur made up of multiple strands of hair halfway up tail, date in exergue, incomplete bp, stops absent (Bentley 776, 777, 782, 785, 786; McD 163b, 165a, 169a, 171, 173; QM 104 R, 107, 114 R, 117, 119; Marsh 104, 105, 107, 108, 109; KM 7; Fr 16; S 3857C). All with heavy surface marks and hairlines, first with digs and scratches on neck under ear, bold fine, the second with reverse rim nick, very fine, the third once cleaned, very fine, the fourth with digs on neck and in field behind, very fine, the last with rim nick each side, otherwise good very fine. (5)
Calendar year mintages 2,093,850; 1,623,000; 2,966,500; 2,901,500; 1,916,424 respectively, all figures also include shield reverse pieces and pieces sent for pyx trial. The pyx figures were 531; 450; 643; 631 and 624 respectively the latter figure thought to be all shield reverses for 1887.
Estimate: £900-1100