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Standard Reference S.3855
Date Sold
Category
Lot
Description
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02/06/2024 Auction 185
English Coins
Lot2911
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
£1,400
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02/06/2024 Auction 185
English Coins
Lot1918
Sovereign 1872S Shield Reverse , Marsh 70 , S.3855 , GEF/UNC the obverse lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70
£550
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02/06/2024 Auction 185
English Coins
Lot1931
Sovereign 1875S Shield Reverse , Marsh 72 , S.3855 NEF/GEF
£480
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02/06/2024 Auction 185
English Coins
Lot1936
Sovereign 1877S Shield Reverse , Marsh 73 , S.3855 VF/NEF
£380
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02/06/2024 Auction 185
English Coins
Lot1939
Sovereign 1878S Shield Reverse , Marsh 74 , S.3855 , EF/GEF the reverse lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 65
£380
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02/06/2024 Auction 185
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Lot1943
Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse , Marsh 75 , S.3855 VF/NEF with a minor scratch before FID
£380
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02/06/2024 Auction 185
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Lot1948
Sovereign 1880S Shield Reverse , Marsh 76 , S.3855 VF/EF with some small rim nicks, the reverse lustrous
£380
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03/03/2024 Auction 184
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Lot2020
Sovereign 1875S Shield Reverse , Marsh 72 , S.3855 , GVF/EF
£380
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03/03/2024 Auction 184
English Coins
Lot2021
Sovereign 1877S Shield Reverse , Marsh 73 , S.3855 , Fine
£340
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03/03/2024 Auction 184
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Lot2022
Sovereign 1877S Shield Reverse , Marsh 73 , S.3855 , Fine/Good Fine, the obverse with some hairlines
£340
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03/03/2024 Auction 184
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Lot2023
Sovereign 1877S Shield Reverse , Marsh 73 , S.3855 , Fine/NVF
£340
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03/03/2024 Auction 184
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Lot2026
Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse , Marsh 75 , S.3855 , VF/NEF and lustrous
£340
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03/03/2024 Auction 184
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Lot2002
Sovereign 1871S Shield Reverse , WW Raised, Marsh 69A , S.3855 , Fine/Good Fine
£330
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03/03/2024 Auction 184
English Coins
Lot2017
Sovereign 1873S Shield Reverse , Marsh 71 , S.3855 , Fine/Good Fine
£330
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03/03/2024 Auction 184
English Coins
Lot2025
Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse , Marsh 75 , S.3855 , Good Fine/VF
£330
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03/12/2023 Auction 183
English Coins
Lot2220
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
£2,000
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03/12/2023 Auction 183
English Coins
Lot2211
Sovereign 1873S Shield, Marsh 71 , S.3855 , Good Fine/NVF
£350
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03/12/2023 Auction 183
English Coins
Lot2212
Sovereign 1873S Shield, Marsh 71 , S.3855 , NVF/GVF
£350
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03/09/2023 Auction 182
English Coins
Lot3176
Sovereign 1878S Shield Reverse Marsh 74 , S.3855 GEF/UNC and lustrous
£600
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03/09/2023 Auction 182
English Coins
Lot3180
Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse , Marsh 75 , S.3855 , GEF/AU and lustrous
£500
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04/06/2023 Auction 181
English Coins
Lot2175
Sovereign 1880S Shield Reverse , Marsh 76 , S.3855 , NEF/GEF
£480
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04/06/2023 Auction 181
English Coins
Lot2159
Sovereign 1871S Shield Reverse , WW Raised on truncation, Marsh 69A , S.3855 , Good Fine/VF
£350
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04/06/2023 Auction 181
English Coins
Lot2162
Sovereign 1872S Shield Reverse , Marsh 70 , S.3855 , Good Fine/NVF
£350
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04/06/2023 Auction 181
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Lot2164
Sovereign 1873S Shield Reverse , Marsh 71 , S.3855 , NVF/GVF
£350
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04/06/2023 Auction 181
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Lot2165
Sovereign 1873S Shield Reverse , Marsh 71 , S.3855 , VF/GVF
£350
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04/06/2023 Auction 181
English Coins
Lot2166
Sovereign 1875S Shield Reverse , Marsh 72 , S.3855 , Good Fine/VF
£350
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04/06/2023 Auction 181
English Coins
Lot2169
Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse , Marsh 75 , S.3855 , Fine/NVF
£340
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04/06/2023 Auction 181
English Coins
Lot2170
Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse , Marsh 75 , S.3855 , Good Fine/VF
£340
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04/06/2023 Auction 181
English Coins
Lot2171
Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse , Marsh 75 , S.3855 , NVF/VF with some small rim nicks
£340
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04/06/2023 Auction 181
English Coins
Lot2174
Sovereign 1880S Shield Reverse , Marsh 76 , S.3855 , Fine with two old scratches in the obverse field
£320
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05/03/2023 Auction 180
English Coins
Lot1846
Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse , WW Raised on truncation, Marsh 75 , S.3855 AU/UNC and lustrous
£380
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05/03/2023 Auction 180
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Lot1844
Sovereign 1878S Shield Reverse , WW Raised on truncation, Marsh 74 , S.3855 NEF/EF and lustrous with some small rim nicks
£330
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04/12/2022 Auction 179
English Coins
Lot2081
Sovereign 1880S Shield Reverse , WW Raised on truncation, Marsh 76 , S.3855 EF/AU the reverse lustrous
£500
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04/12/2022 Auction 179
English Coins
Lot2070
Sovereign 1873S George and the Dragon , Marsh 71 , S.3855 , About EF/EF
£380
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05/06/2022 Auction 177
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Lot2036
Sovereign 1880S Shield Reverse Marsh 76 , S.3855 NEF/GEF the reverse lustrous
£420
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05/06/2022 Auction 177
English Coins
Lot2031
Sovereign 1877S Shield Reverse Marsh 73 , S.3855 , Fine/NVF
£310
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06/03/2022 Auction 176
English Coins
Lot1870
Sovereign 1871S Shield Reverse Marsh 69 , S.3855 Fine/Good Fine
£310
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06/03/2022 Auction 176
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Lot1871
Sovereign 1871S Shield Reverse Marsh 69 , S.3855 Good Fine
£310
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06/03/2022 Auction 176
English Coins
Lot1918
Sovereign 1877S Shield Reverse , Marsh 73 , S.3855 , NVF/VF
£310
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06/03/2022 Auction 176
English Coins
Lot1922
Sovereign 1878S Shield Reverse , Marsh 74 , S.3855 , GF/VF with some edge nicks
£310
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06/03/2022 Auction 176
English Coins
Lot1905
Sovereign 1875S Shield Reverse , Marsh 72 , S.3855 , Fine/Good Fine
£300
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06/03/2022 Auction 176
English Coins
Lot1924
Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse , Marsh 75 , S.3855 Good Fine/VF
£300
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05/12/2021 Auction 175
English Coins
Lot2915
Sovereign 1877S Shield Reverse Marsh 73 , S.3855 Good Fine
£350
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05/09/2021 Auction 174
English Cased
Lot440
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 , Mars h 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
£3,650
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05/09/2021 Auction 174
English Coins
Lot1971
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
£420
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05/09/2021 Auction 174
English Coins
Lot1969
Sovereign 1875S Shield Reverse , Marsh 72 , S.3855 EF/GEF and lustrous with a thin scratch on the obverse
£380
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06/06/2021 Auction 173
English Coins
Lot2231
Sovereign 1883S Shield Reverse , Marsh 79 , S.3855 , GVF/EF the reverse lustrous
£400
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06/06/2021 Auction 173
English Coins
Lot2222
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
£380
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06/06/2021 Auction 173
English Coins
Lot2225
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
£380
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06/06/2021 Auction 173
English Coins
Lot2207
Sovereign 1872S Shield Reverse Marsh 70 , S.3855 Good Fine/VF with a thin scratch by the date
£280
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07/03/2021 Auction 172
English Coins
Lot1361
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
£2,200
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07/03/2021 Auction 172
English Coins
Lot1355
Sovereign 1875S Shield Reverse , Marsh 72 , S.3855 , Fine/Good Fine
£300
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07/03/2021 Auction 172
English Coins
Lot1348
Sovereign 1871S Shield Reverse , Marsh 69 , S.3855 , Fine/Good Fine
£250
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07/03/2021 Auction 172
English Coins
Lot1352
Sovereign 1873S Shield Reverse , Marsh 71 , S.3855 , Fine/NVF
£250
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07/03/2021 Auction 172
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Lot1362
Sovereign 1880S Shield Reverse , Marsh 76 , S.3855 Fine/Good Fine
£250
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06/12/2020 Auction 171
English Coins
Lot1877
Sovereign 1871S Shield Reverse , WW raised on truncation, S.3855 , GVF/EF
£340
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06/09/2020 Auction 170
English Coins
Lot2215
Sovereign 1887S Young Head , Shield Reverse S.3855 , Marsh 83 in a PCGS holder and graded AU58
£650
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06/09/2020 Auction 170
English Coins
Lot2187
Sovereign 1877S Shield Reverse S.3855 , Marsh 73 EF and lustrous with some small edge nicks
£400
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06/09/2020 Auction 170
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Lot2181
Sovereign 1873S Shield Reverse S.3855 , Marsh 71 NEF/GEF the obverse with some light contact marks, rated Scarce by Marsh
£330
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07/06/2020 Auction 169
English Coins
Lot1888
Sovereign 1880S Shield Reverse Marsh 76 , S.3855 GEF/AU and lustrous, a most attractive example
£360
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02/12/2019 Auction 167
English Coins
Lot1024
Sovereign 1872S Shield S.3855 in a PCGS holder and graded AU55
£360
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03/06/2019 Auction 165
English Coins
Lot3038
Sovereign 1880S Shield Reverse S.3855 , Marsh 76 , GVF/NEF with small rim nicks
£220
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03/06/2019 Auction 165
English Coins
Lot3037
Sovereign 1880S Shield Reverse S.3855 , Marsh 76 Good Fine
£200
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05/12/2016 Auction 155
English Coins
Lot1510
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 edge s, this a milled edge piece
£400
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