BRITISH COINS, MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, Victoria, Gold Sovereigns (3), 1896M, 1897M, 1898M, old veiled bust left, t.b. below, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, M mintmark at centre of ground, date in exergue (Bentley 807, 808, 809; McD 196, 198, 200; QM 159, 162, 164; Marsh 156, 157, 158; KM 13; Fr 24; S 3875). All with heavy scuffs and surface marks, first about very fine, the second very fine, the third about extremely fine. (3)
Calendar year mintages 4,456,000; 5,129,500; 5,508,000 respectively including those that were sent for pyx trial. The pyx figures were 932; 1065; and 1138 respectively.
Estimate: £550-650