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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
02/06/2024 Auction 185	English Coins	Lot 1950	Sovereign 1881M Shield Reverse, Rounded tip to truncation, hairline in line with the gap between I and A in VICTORIA, Marsh 62, S.3854A, VF and pleasing with touches of red tone in places, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 45, Rare, rated R2 by Marsh/Hill, we note there was no example in the Bentley Collection More coins like this Signature Sale : The Chris Harrington Gold Coin Collection	£380
02/06/2024 Auction 185	English Coins	Lot 1952	Sovereign 1881S Shield Reverse, Marsh 77A, S.3855B, Pointed tip to truncation, hairline in line with the A in VICTORIA, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 65, rated R by Marsh/Hill More coins like this Signature Sale : The Chris Harrington Gold Coin Collection	£371
03/12/2023 Auction 183	English Coins	Lot 2232	Sovereign 1887M Young Head, Shield Reverse, Marsh 68, S.3854A, in an NGC holder and graded MS60, one of the key rarities in the Melbourne Mint Victorian series, rated R3 by Marsh/Hill More coins like this	£3,800
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 2221	Sovereign 1881M Shield Reverse, High hairline, in line with A of VICTORIA, pointed tip to truncation, Marsh 62A, S.3854A, EF and lustrous with some contact marks, Rare in high grade More coins like this	£750
04/06/2023 Auction 181	English Coins	Lot 2177	Sovereign 1881S Shield Reverse, High hairline pointing to A of VICTORIA, Marsh 77A, S.3855B, GEF and lustrous with a thin scratch on the obverse More coins like this	£480
04/12/2022 Auction 179	English Coins	Lot 2084	Sovereign 1881M Shield Reverse, Rounded tip to truncation, hairline in line with the gap between I and A in VICTORIA Marsh 62, GVF/NEF with some contact marks More coins like this	£480
04/09/2022 Auction 178	English Coins	Lot 1756	Sovereign 1874 Shield Reverse Marsh 58, S.3853B, Die Number 32 Good Fine/VF, one of the key date rarities in the entire Victorian series and always keenly sought after in all grades	£2,600
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
06/09/2020 Auction 170	English Coins	Lot 2182	Sovereign 1874 Shield Reverse Marsh 58, Die Number 32, Extremely rare and rated R4 by Marsh, GVF/NEF and retaining some lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 50. The finest known of just 2 examples recorded by the LCGS Population Report. One of the key date rarities in the Victorian Sovereign series. We note this coin now lists at £4000 in VF and £9000 EF in the Standard Catalogue. Notes in the Bentley Collection Catalogue state that only three Die Numbers have been seen for this date (28, 32 and 33), although others are claimed to exist (namely 12,15, 34 and 35) they have not been traced. More coins like this	£4,400
07/06/2020 Auction 169	English Coins	Lot 1871	Sovereign 1871 Shield Reverse Marsh 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 Victoria Young 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 More coins like this	£900
03/12/2018 Auction 163	English Coins	Lot 934	Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse C over O in VICTORIA NEF/EF a very attractive example, McDonald 126d (18th Edition) states only 2 examples known, Excessively Rare More coins like this	£550
03/12/2018 Auction 163	English Coins	Lot 952	Sovereign 1886S Shield Reverse Inverted A for V in VICTORIA, the inverted A clogged, a unusual and newly discovered variety, GVF/NEF More coins like this	£500
07/06/2015 Auction 149	English Coins	Lot 2827	Sovereign 1880S Shield reverse, Inverted A for V in VICTORIA S.3855 unlisted by Marsh EF/UNC and lustrous with a few small rim nicks, we note Spink lists at £3500 EF and £8500 UNC More coins like this	£3,200

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