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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
02/06/2024 Auction 185	English Coins	Lot 2911	Sovereign 1880S Inverted A for V in VICTORIA, Marsh 76A, S.3855, GVF/EF with some rim nicks, the reverse lustrous. A classic rarity of the Young Head Sovereign series, we note the Bentley example of this rare type, described as 'Good Extremely Fine with light surfaces marks' realised £7200 hammer price way back in 2013 More coins like this	£1,400

02/06/2024 Auction 185	English Coins	Lot 1918	Sovereign 1872S Shield Reverse, Marsh 70, S.3855, GEF/UNC the obverse lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70 More coins like this Signature Sale : The Chris Harrington Gold Coin Collection	£550

02/06/2024 Auction 185	English Coins	Lot 1931	Sovereign 1875S Shield Reverse, Marsh 72, S.3855 NEF/GEF More coins like this Signature Sale : The Chris Harrington Gold Coin Collection	£480

02/06/2024 Auction 185	English Coins	Lot 1936	Sovereign 1877S Shield Reverse, Marsh 73, S.3855 VF/NEF More coins like this Signature Sale : The Chris Harrington Gold Coin Collection	£380

02/06/2024 Auction 185	English Coins	Lot 1939	Sovereign 1878S Shield Reverse, Marsh 74, S.3855, EF/GEF the reverse lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 65 More coins like this Signature Sale : The Chris Harrington Gold Coin Collection	£380

02/06/2024 Auction 185	English Coins	Lot 1943	Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse, Marsh 75, S.3855 VF/NEF with a minor scratch before FID More coins like this Signature Sale : The Chris Harrington Gold Coin Collection	£380

02/06/2024 Auction 185	English Coins	Lot 1948	Sovereign 1880S Shield Reverse, Marsh 76, S.3855 VF/EF with some small rim nicks, the reverse lustrous More coins like this Signature Sale : The Chris Harrington Gold Coin Collection	£380

03/03/2024 Auction 184	English Coins	Lot 2020	Sovereign 1875S Shield Reverse, Marsh 72, S.3855, GVF/EF More coins like this	£380

03/03/2024 Auction 184	English Coins	Lot 2021	Sovereign 1877S Shield Reverse, Marsh 73, S.3855, Fine More coins like this	£340

03/03/2024 Auction 184	English Coins	Lot 2022	Sovereign 1877S Shield Reverse, Marsh 73, S.3855, Fine/Good Fine, the obverse with some hairlines More coins like this	£340

03/03/2024 Auction 184	English Coins	Lot 2023	Sovereign 1877S Shield Reverse, Marsh 73, S.3855, Fine/NVF More coins like this	£340

03/03/2024 Auction 184	English Coins	Lot 2026	Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse, Marsh 75, S.3855, VF/NEF and lustrous More coins like this	£340

03/03/2024 Auction 184	English Coins	Lot 2002	Sovereign 1871S Shield Reverse, WW Raised, Marsh 69A, S.3855, Fine/Good Fine More coins like this	£330

03/03/2024 Auction 184	English Coins	Lot 2017	Sovereign 1873S Shield Reverse, Marsh 71, S.3855, Fine/Good Fine More coins like this	£330

03/03/2024 Auction 184	English Coins	Lot 2025	Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse, Marsh 75, S.3855, Good Fine/VF More coins like this	£330

03/12/2023 Auction 183	English Coins	Lot 2220	Sovereign 1880S Inverted A for V in VICTORIA, Shield Reverse, Marsh 76A, S.3855 Near VF/GVF the reverse retaining some lustre, the variety very clear, an extremely rare type and seldom offered More coins like this	£2,000

03/12/2023 Auction 183	English Coins	Lot 2211	Sovereign 1873S Shield, Marsh 71, S.3855, Good Fine/NVF More coins like this	£350

03/12/2023 Auction 183	English Coins	Lot 2212	Sovereign 1873S Shield, Marsh 71, S.3855, NVF/GVF More coins like this	£350

03/09/2023 Auction 182	English Coins	Lot 3176	Sovereign 1878S Shield Reverse Marsh 74, S.3855 GEF/UNC and lustrous More coins like this	£600

03/09/2023 Auction 182	English Coins	Lot 3180	Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse, Marsh 75, S.3855, GEF/AU and lustrous More coins like this	£500

04/06/2023 Auction 181	English Coins	Lot 2175	Sovereign 1880S Shield Reverse, Marsh 76, S.3855, NEF/GEF More coins like this	£480

04/06/2023 Auction 181	English Coins	Lot 2159	Sovereign 1871S Shield Reverse, WW Raised on truncation, Marsh 69A, S.3855, Good Fine/VF More coins like this	£350

04/06/2023 Auction 181	English Coins	Lot 2162	Sovereign 1872S Shield Reverse, Marsh 70, S.3855, Good Fine/NVF More coins like this	£350

04/06/2023 Auction 181	English Coins	Lot 2164	Sovereign 1873S Shield Reverse, Marsh 71, S.3855, NVF/GVF More coins like this	£350

04/06/2023 Auction 181	English Coins	Lot 2165	Sovereign 1873S Shield Reverse, Marsh 71, S.3855, VF/GVF More coins like this	£350

04/06/2023 Auction 181	English Coins	Lot 2166	Sovereign 1875S Shield Reverse, Marsh 72, S.3855, Good Fine/VF More coins like this	£350

04/06/2023 Auction 181	English Coins	Lot 2169	Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse, Marsh 75, S.3855, Fine/NVF More coins like this	£340

04/06/2023 Auction 181	English Coins	Lot 2170	Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse, Marsh 75, S.3855, Good Fine/VF More coins like this	£340

04/06/2023 Auction 181	English Coins	Lot 2171	Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse, Marsh 75, S.3855, NVF/VF with some small rim nicks More coins like this	£340

04/06/2023 Auction 181	English Coins	Lot 2174	Sovereign 1880S Shield Reverse, Marsh 76, S.3855, Fine with two old scratches in the obverse field More coins like this	£320

05/03/2023 Auction 180	English Coins	Lot 1846	Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse, WW Raised on truncation, Marsh 75, S.3855 AU/UNC and lustrous More coins like this	£380

05/03/2023 Auction 180	English Coins	Lot 1844	Sovereign 1878S Shield Reverse, WW Raised on truncation, Marsh 74, S.3855 NEF/EF and lustrous with some small rim nicks More coins like this	£330

04/12/2022 Auction 179	English Coins	Lot 2081	Sovereign 1880S Shield Reverse, WW Raised on truncation, Marsh 76, S.3855 EF/AU the reverse lustrous More coins like this	£500

04/12/2022 Auction 179	English Coins	Lot 2070	Sovereign 1873S George and the Dragon, Marsh 71, S.3855, About EF/EF More coins like this	£380

05/06/2022 Auction 177	English Coins	Lot 2036	Sovereign 1880S Shield Reverse Marsh 76, S.3855 NEF/GEF the reverse lustrous More coins like this	£420

05/06/2022 Auction 177	English Coins	Lot 2031	Sovereign 1877S Shield Reverse Marsh 73, S.3855, Fine/NVF More coins like this	£310

06/03/2022 Auction 176	English Coins	Lot 1870	Sovereign 1871S Shield Reverse Marsh 69, S.3855 Fine/Good Fine More coins like this	£310

06/03/2022 Auction 176	English Coins	Lot 1871	Sovereign 1871S Shield Reverse Marsh 69, S.3855 Good Fine More coins like this	£310

06/03/2022 Auction 176	English Coins	Lot 1918	Sovereign 1877S Shield Reverse, Marsh 73, S.3855, NVF/VF More coins like this	£310

06/03/2022 Auction 176	English Coins	Lot 1922	Sovereign 1878S Shield Reverse, Marsh 74, S.3855, GF/VF with some edge nicks More coins like this	£310

06/03/2022 Auction 176	English Coins	Lot 1905	Sovereign 1875S Shield Reverse, Marsh 72, S.3855, Fine/Good Fine More coins like this	£300

06/03/2022 Auction 176	English Coins	Lot 1924	Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse, Marsh 75, S.3855 Good Fine/VF More coins like this	£300

05/12/2021 Auction 175	English Coins	Lot 2915	Sovereign 1877S Shield Reverse Marsh 73, S.3855 Good Fine More coins like this	£350

05/09/2021 Auction 174	English Cased	Lot 440	Sovereigns - Queen Victoria 22-carat Gold Empire Sovereign Collection, the complete 13-coin set comprising Sovereigns (13) 1855 WW incuse, S.3852D GF/NVF, 1885M Shield S.3854A, Marsh 107 VF, 1873S Shield S.3855, Marsh 112 NVF/VF, 1872 George and the Dragon S.3856A, Marsh 85 VF, 1875M George and the Dragon S.3857, Marsh 97 NVF, 1884S George and the Dragon NVF, 1891 S.3866C, DISH L15, VF/NEF, 1888M G: of D:G: closer to the crown S.3867B, DISH M10 VF/GVF, 1890S S.3868B, DISH S14 NEF/EF and lustrous, 1898 Marsh 149 GF/NVF, 1896M Marsh 156 GVF/NEF, 1899S Marsh 168 EF/GEF and lustrous, 1901P Marsh 173 Fine/VF, in a Westminster box with 3 certificates More coins like this	£3,650

05/09/2021 Auction 174	English Coins	Lot 1971	Sovereign 1878S Shield Reverse, Marsh 74, S.3855 GEF/AU and highly lustrous, with some contact marks and small edge nicks, extremely desirable in this high grade, most attractive example with a lot of eye appeal More coins like this	£420

05/09/2021 Auction 174	English Coins	Lot 1969	Sovereign 1875S Shield Reverse, Marsh 72, S.3855 EF/GEF and lustrous with a thin scratch on the obverse More coins like this	£380

06/06/2021 Auction 173	English Coins	Lot 2231	Sovereign 1883S Shield Reverse, Marsh 79, S.3855, GVF/EF the reverse lustrous More coins like this	£400

06/06/2021 Auction 173	English Coins	Lot 2222	Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse, the S mintmark with traces of double striking, Marsh 75, S.3855, NEF/EF the reverse in particular lustrous and eye-catching More coins like this	£380

06/06/2021 Auction 173	English Coins	Lot 2225	Sovereign 1880S Shield Reverse, Marsh 76, S.3855, NEF/GEF and lustrous, light friction to the lower lock of the Queen's hair as often seen on the series, the reverse lustrous and with much eye appeal More coins like this	£380

06/06/2021 Auction 173	English Coins	Lot 2207	Sovereign 1872S Shield Reverse Marsh 70, S.3855 Good Fine/VF with a thin scratch by the date More coins like this	£280

07/03/2021 Auction 172	English Coins	Lot 1361	Sovereign 1880S Shield Reverse, Inverted A for V in VICTORIA, unlisted by Marsh, S.3855 GVF/EF the reverse lustrous, a rare and highly desirable variety. Quite possibly an under-rated variety, we note the Bentley collection example only marginally superior to this example, realised £7200 hammer price More coins like this	£2,200

07/03/2021 Auction 172	English Coins	Lot 1355	Sovereign 1875S Shield Reverse, Marsh 72, S.3855, Fine/Good Fine More coins like this	£300

07/03/2021 Auction 172	English Coins	Lot 1348	Sovereign 1871S Shield Reverse, Marsh 69, S.3855, Fine/Good Fine More coins like this	£250

07/03/2021 Auction 172	English Coins	Lot 1352	Sovereign 1873S Shield Reverse, Marsh 71, S.3855, Fine/NVF More coins like this	£250

07/03/2021 Auction 172	English Coins	Lot 1362	Sovereign 1880S Shield Reverse, Marsh 76, S.3855 Fine/Good Fine More coins like this	£250

06/12/2020 Auction 171	English Coins	Lot 1877	Sovereign 1871S Shield Reverse, WW raised on truncation, S.3855, GVF/EF More coins like this	£340

06/09/2020 Auction 170	English Coins	Lot 2215	Sovereign 1887S Young Head, Shield Reverse S.3855, Marsh 83 in a PCGS holder and graded AU58 More coins like this	£650

06/09/2020 Auction 170	English Coins	Lot 2187	Sovereign 1877S Shield Reverse S.3855, Marsh 73 EF and lustrous with some small edge nicks More coins like this	£400

06/09/2020 Auction 170	English Coins	Lot 2181	Sovereign 1873S Shield Reverse S.3855, Marsh 71 NEF/GEF the obverse with some light contact marks, rated Scarce by Marsh More coins like this	£330

07/06/2020 Auction 169	English Coins	Lot 1888	Sovereign 1880S Shield Reverse Marsh 76, S.3855 GEF/AU and lustrous, a most attractive example More coins like this	£360

02/12/2019 Auction 167	English Coins	Lot 1024	Sovereign 1872S Shield S.3855 in a PCGS holder and graded AU55 More coins like this	£360

03/06/2019 Auction 165	English Coins	Lot 3038	Sovereign 1880S Shield Reverse S.3855, Marsh 76, GVF/NEF with small rim nicks More coins like this	£220

03/06/2019 Auction 165	English Coins	Lot 3037	Sovereign 1880S Shield Reverse S.3855, Marsh 76 Good Fine More coins like this	£200

05/12/2016 Auction 155	English Coins	Lot 1510	Sovereign 1880S Shield S.3855, Marsh 76 EF with some contact marks, the fields with a prooflike or Specimen quality, substantially superior to the currency pieces of the period, we note Proof are listed of this date and mint, but only occur with plain edges, this a milled edge piece More coins like this	£400

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