Half Sovereign 1899M Marsh 499 GVF with some hairlines, rare and rated R2 by Marsh, one of a small group of Veiled Head Australian Mint Half Sovereigns in this sale, all being scarce or rare, many are seldom offered
Fantasy Sovereign 1936 Obverse: Edward VIII facing left, Reverse: George and the Dragon, struck in 9 carat gold UNC and lustrous with the odd small tone spot
Sovereign 1839 Plain Edge ProofS.3852, die axis inverted, Second I in BRITANNIARUM missing the top left serif and appears as a reversed 1. A/UNC with some hairlines and thin scratches, the obverse with frosted bust and retaining much mint lustre, weight 7.65 grammes. Many different weights have been recorded on the Proof Sovereigns of this year, on examples with either die axis alignment, and examples in and around this weight have been previously recorded. The 1839 Sovereigns are always desirable and keenly sought after on the rare occasions they are offered
Half Sovereign 1821 ProofS.3802 UNC retaining much original mint brilliance and touches of red toning in places, the obverse with some light tooling in the field between the King's forehead and D:G:, a true rarity and one-year type design. The reverse by Pistrucci is considered to be one of the classic and most beautiful 19th Century designs. We note the currency coin now lists at £5750, this being rated R5 by Marsh, (estimated 9-14 known) the Proof coin now listing at £8500, a considerably more rare and desirable coin, and seldom offered for sale. Our archive database shows that we have only offered one previous example, this was in November 2003. This type missing from many advanced Half Sovereign collections, one of a number of high grade and George IV gold pieces in this sale
Sovereign 1841 as Marsh 24 Unbarred A's in GRATIA Near Fine, an extremely rare date missing from many Sovereign collections, and seldom offered in any grade.
Sovereign 1887M Young Head, Shield Reverse, Marsh 68, a superior and highly lustrous example, GEF/UNC and prooflike, Very Rare and desirable, especially so in the high grade, rated R3 by Marsh and fully justified, the finest example we have offered in 17 years, we note an example described as EF in London Coins Auction A155 4/12/2016 (Lot 1527) realised £3000 hammer price, this coin considerably superior
Sovereign 1831 First Bust W.W. with stops on truncation Marsh 16 in an NGC holder and graded AU58, the portrait particularly well struck with full hair detail. Rated R2 by Marsh, the 1831 Sovereigns always a popular coin when offered, one of a group of high grade William IV Sovereigns offered in this sale
Sovereign 1891S an unlisted type, Obverse with the first type legend with D:G: further from the crown, Reverse: Horse with long tail. NEF/EF with some contact marks and small rim nicks. Previously it had been thought that all 1891S Sovereigns were of the second legend type. This type unlisted by Spink, Marsh, McDonald and even the specialist DISH catalogue. According to David Iverson in his excellent publication 'The Jubilee HeadGold Sovereign 1887-1893' there are a small number of 1889S Sovereigns with the first legend (around 3% to 5% estimated.) this number decreases still further for the 1890S Sovereign (around 1% estimated). The discovery of this coin therefore updates the footnote in the Bentley Catalogue (Lot 706) where it is stated that all 1891S Sovereigns have the second obverse legend. An important coin in this fascinating series and sure to be of great interest to the Specialist Victoria Gold collector
Sovereign 1937 ProofS.4076 in an NGC holder and graded PF66, at the time of writing, only 6 examples have been graded higher in the combined Population Reports of PCGS and NGC, an ever popular coin always sought after in the highest grades
Sovereign 1887M Young Head, Shield Reverse, Marsh 68, NEF/EF the reverse with good lustre, one of the finest we have handled of this date and type. Very Rare, especially so in the high grade, rated R3 by Marsh
Sovereign 1839 Marsh 23 Fine or slightly better, a very rare date, rated R2 by Marsh, this date always keenly sought by collectors on the seldom occasions it is offered
Half Sovereign 1838 Marsh 414 in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, an extremely high grade example with original brilliance, highly lustrous and with exceptional eye appeal, the lightest friction to the highest points on the obverse prevent the elusive 80 grade. A rare date and hard to find in all grades, this borne out by the fact it is the only example and the finest thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. We note this coin now lists at £2500 UNC in the Standard Catalogue
Half Sovereign 1835 Marsh 411 EF and lustrous, the obverse showing some signs of light scratches by REX, these neatly smoothed and visible under strong magnification
Sovereign 1822 Marsh 6 in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75, a lustrous example and another of the high grade group of George IV Sovereigns offered in this sale
Sovereign 1830 Marsh 15 in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, the finest known of 10 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, one of a number of high grade George IV examples in this sale
Sovereign 1921S Marsh 281 one of the run of key date Sydney Mint Sovereigns from the George V series, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78. Ex-PCGS MS63 Park House Collection. A Very rare date and type, even more so in this high grade, rated R3 by Marsh
Sovereign 1830 Marsh 15 EF/GEF the reverse with good lustre, another of a number of George IV Sovereigns in this sale with many high grade or rare items
Sovereign 1832 First Bust, Nose points to Second N in BRITANNIAR, Marsh 17A GF/NVF, Very rare and in the absence of breakdown of mintage figures between the First and Second Bust types, now thought to be much more elusive than the 'Scarce' rating estimated by Marsh
Sovereign 1860 Inverted A for V in VICTORIA, 8 of date repunched over a weaker low 8, and with letter O for 0 in date. The date evenly spaced (date as Bentley Lot 1006) whereas the normal date type for this year shows a tall 0 closer to the 6. S.3852D, VF/NEF and superior to both the 'Inverted A' coins in the Bentley Collection, which both realised £1080 when auctioned in 2012-2013
Sovereign 1871 Shield ReverseMarsh 55, Die Number 30, a mint state and choice example, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the finest known of 27 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, a choice piece. A the time of writing a total of 1,112 VictoriaYoung Head Sovereigns of all currency dates and types had been submitted for LCGS grading and only 4 examples attained grades 80 or above, so an extremely hard series to find true mint state coins, this providing a rare opportunity
Sovereign 1914C Marsh 223 A/UNC and lustrous, Ottawa Mint Sovereigns of this date rated R3, with a very low mintage of just 14,900 and therefore hard to obtain in top grade
Sovereigns (3) 1877M George and the DragonS.3857 NEF, 1879M George and the Dragon S.3857 GVF, 1880M George and the Dragon, Horse with long tail S.3857 NVF/VF
Sovereign 2017 Gold ProofPiedfort - 200th Anniversary of the re-introduction of the Gold Sovereign, Reverse: George and the Dragon within Order of the Garter, in the style of the original George III design. S.SC11 in an NGC holder and graded PF70 Ultra Cameo. Only 3750 minted, the first ever UK Gold Piedfort Sovereign issue, these quickly sold out when first released by the Royal Mint and remain highly sought after
Sovereign 1914C Marsh 223, A/UNC and lustrous with some contact marks and rim nicks, retaining much mint lustre. Ottawa Mint Sovereigns of this date rated R3, with a very low mintage of just 14,900 and therefore hard to obtain in top grade
Sovereign 1820 Open 2, Marsh 4 NEF ex-jewellery the edge with signs of old claw mounting by the NN of BRITANNIAR, otherwise of pleasing an even appearance
Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head Small spread J.E.B. lower on the truncation, First legend S.3867, DISH M3, GEF/UNC and with considerable mint lustre. A statistical study in the excellent David Iverson book 'The Jubilee Head Gold Sovereign 1887-1893' calculates that only 4.5% of the total mintage for this year are of this type (calculated to be around 42,727 pieces) a very rare piece and in this high grade sure to be a much sought after rarity
Half Sovereign 1911 ProofS.4006 nFDC with some hairlines and a small area of discolouration by St. George's cape, retaining considerable mint lustre and brilliance
Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head First head G: of D:G: further from the crownS.3866, DISH L7 About EF, Half Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head, Imperfect J in J.E.B NEF in a London Mint Office box with certificate
Half Sovereign 1900P Marsh 501, Very Rare, rated R3 by Marsh, in an NGC holder and graded AU55, the lowest mintage 59,688 of all the Veiled Head Half Sovereigns, and the only Veiled Head date issued by the Perth Mint
Sovereign 1861 C over rotated C in VICTORIA, also with R over lower R in VICTORIA S.3852D VF/About EF retaining some mint lustre, a scarce error type, listed at £1650 in VF in the Standard Catalogue
Sovereign 1930P Marsh 269 EF and lustrous with some contact marks and small rim nicks, Rare, this being only the fourth example we have offered in the last 16 years, so possibly scarcer than catalogue values would suggest
Sovereign 1861 as Marsh 44, all four digits of the date aRE faintly double-struck EF/GEF, the reverse particularly sharp and attractive, all Young Head types desirable in high grades
Sovereign 1843 3 over an inverted 2 in the date, the 4 in the date rotated slightly anti-clockwise and points to the left of a rim tooth. The 8 4 3 of the are evenly spaced. This does not match any of the coins of this type we have previously offered. Good Fine, Rare and worthy of further research for the specialist Sovereign collector
Sovereign 1861 E of DEI struck over a higher, incomplete E. Note: only the lower part of the underlying E is visible, the underlying E having its lowest bar just below the centre bar of the overstruck E. The 8 on this type appears inverted (top heavy). Type as S.3852D, GVF/NEF with two scratches on the reverse
Sovereign 1884S Shield ReverseMarsh 80 GEF/UNC or very near so, with some rim nicks, retaining much original mint lustre and colour, a coin with considerable eye appeal
Sovereign 2014 the errormule, the reverse highly frosted and resembling a Proof strike, paired with a currency obverse, a known variety, although unlisted as such by the Spink catalogue, the 'Proof' reverse with the odd tiny nick and tiny flecks of tone, the obverse choice, retaining full lustre and brilliance, BU/nFDC an exceptionally nice example
Half Sovereign 1899 Marsh 494 in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82. All Veiled Head Half Sovereigns are hard to find in grades 80 and above, and grade 82 coins of all currency dates are truly rare and desirable
Half Sovereign 1902S Marsh 521 EF and a most pleasing example, Rated R by Marsh with a low mintage of just 84,000 pieces. We note our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows this to be the first example we have offered, so therefore possibly under-rated in terms of rarity and catalogue value
Sovereign 1928SA Marsh 292 in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, a lustrous piece with much eye appeal. The 1928 overseas mint Sovereigns were the last George V coins to bear the early effigy of the King, the Modified Effigy and/or Small Head types were phased in between 1925 and 1928 across the different denominations
Sovereign 1987 S.SC2 Proof nFDC with light handling marks, retaining practically full mint brilliance, uncased in capsule, with Westminster certificate
Half Sovereign 1880S Marsh 464 Near Fine/Fine, Rare with a low mintage of only 80,000, our archive database shows that this is only the second example we have offered in 17 years, the other example being described as VG, so even in this grade it is the finest we have offered, an elusive coin and probably rarer than catalogue values would suggest
Half Sovereign 1883S Marsh 467 Fine, the reverse slightly better, we note that this is only the fourth example we have offered in 17 years, so probably rarer than catalogue values would suggest
Half Sovereign 1884M Marsh 474 About Fine/Fine, Rare with a low mintage of just 48,009 pieces, rated R2 by Marsh, many of the Young Head Melbourne Mint Half Sovereigns have very low mintages. We note we have offered only four previous examples in 17 years
Half Sovereign 1908M Marsh 516 GEF/AU and lustrous, all Australian Mint Edward VII Half Sovereign desirable in high grades with some being extremely difficult to find
Half Sovereign 1910 Marsh 513 GVF/VF along with GB and World mostly 20th Century base metal issues (31) includes a few silver minors, and a Banknote Canada Two Dollar 1954 series, in mixed circulated grades
Sovereign 1841 Marsh 24 with unbarred A's in GRATIA, an extremely rare date and type, Near VF/About VF, we note an example described as Fine sold in London Coins Auction A167 on 2/12 2019 for £6500 hammer price
Sovereign 1832 Second Bust, Marsh 17 UNC and lustrous the reverse with the lightest of friction to the highest points only, a superior example, Ex-Charles Wander Collection
Sovereign 1850 with a 5 struck over the 8 of the date, a recently discovered type, NVF/Good Fine and extremely rare, the overstrike extremely bold and clear. This the same variety as the coin listed in the Bentley Collection (Lot 986), where it was stated 'the cataloguer has heard of only one other specimen extant' and that the Bentley collector waited 5 years to acquire his example. We note the Bentley example, described as 'Cleaned, Good Very Fine' realised £2520 in May 2013. In the light of this, there will be few opportunities to obtain this coin for any advanced Sovereign Collection, and it may be many years before another example is offered
Half Sovereign 1837 Marsh 413 EF/VF a little weakly struck on parts of the shield. The portrait lightly rubbed on the jawline. All William IV Half Sovereigns hard to find in grades above Fine
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