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Auction 88  8 May 2014
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Lot 2175

Estimate: 550 GBP
Price realized: 600 GBP
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BRITISH COINS, MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, Victoria (1837-1901), Gold Sovereigns (3), 1899P, 1900P, 1901P, Perth mint, 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, one spur of extra hair on curve of tail, dragon with four short curved claws on each arm, broken lance on groundline to left, wwp in relief under lance, P mintmark at bottom of ground, date in exergue, tiny b.p. to upper right, finely toothed border within twin linear concentric circles and raised rim (Bentley 845, 846, 847; McD 203, 206, 209; QM 167, 170, 173; Marsh 171 R, 172, 173; KM 13; Fr 25; S 3876). All with heavy scuffs and surface marks, first with scratch in field by throat, good fine, the second with deep short scratch by horse tail, bold fine, the third once cleaned, otherwise very fine. (3)
Calendar year mintages 690,992; 1,886,089; 2,889,333 respectively. Therefore total mintage for Queen Victoria at Perth = 5,466,414 pieces.

Estimate: £550-650
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