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Auction 88  8 May 2014
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Lot 2184

Estimate: 550 GBP
Price realized: 660 GBP
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BRITISH COINS, MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, George V, Gold Sovereigns (3), 1925P, 1927P, 1928P, bare head left, b.m. on truncation, latter stop absent, parts of legend lightly die flawed, rev with die axis slightly off-centre, St George slaying dragon with sword, P mintmark on ground, date in exergue (Bentley 871, 873, 874; McD 281, 286, 287; QM 213, 217, 219; KM 29; Fr 40; Marsh 264, 266, 267; S 4001). A few light surface marks, dark tone, otherwise good extremely fine and scarce. (3)
Calendar year mintages 1,837,901; 1,383,544; 1,333,417 respectively. 1928 is the last year the W.W.P. initials appear under the broken lance. These initials are relict from the time of George IV being the Master of the Mint's initials William Wellesley Pole, brother of the Duke of Wellington.

Estimate: £550-650
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