Sovereign 1843 Narrow shield variety Marsh 26A Good Fine with some surface marks and edge nicks, a very seldom seen type, and always highly sought after. Extremely Rare rated R4 by Marsh, Ex-London Coins Auction A147 6/12/2014 Lot 3256 realised £6500 hammer price
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 1843 3 over inverted 2 in date, 4 in date points between two rim teeth, the reverse die show the second I in BRITANNIARUM having both top serifs. Fine, an unusual and rare type
Sovereign 1843 Roman 1 in date S.3582 NVF the reverse with a small area of red tone, Very Rare and unlisted by Marsh, now listed at £1250 in the Spink catalogue
Sovereign 1843 3 over inverted 2 in date, 4 points directly to a rim tooth with the 843 of the date being more widely spaced. The 3 of the date on this die is poorly formed, and the usage of the 2 punch to overstrike it has not especially clarified the rendition of the figure. On the reverse this shows the full second I in BRITANNIARUM. It is especially rare to see two example of this type both struck from different pairs of dies. VF with some contact marks the reverse better, a rare type
Sovereign 1843 3 over inverted 2 in date, 4 in date points between two rim teeth, one of two different obverse dies for this type offered in this sale. The reverse die show the second I in BRITANNIARUM having no top left serif. VG or better and a rare type
Sovereign 1843 the 3 of the date is overstruck the style unlike the 3 over 2, 3 over inverted 2, or 3 over 8 types previously recorded, there is also no die match for any of the Bentley examples. About Fine/Fine and unusual
Sovereign 1843 3 over inverted 2, the 3 with thick formation, does not match any of the types from the Bentley collection, Near Fine, an interesting piece, and worthy of further study
Sovereign 1843 3 over inverted 2:- Note: the 8 4 3 are evenly spaced, the 1 and 8 showing signs of doubling. The underlying 2 shows at the top right of the horizontal stroke and between the downward stroke and ball of the 3. (visible under 10x magnification) slabbed and graded CGS 65, one of only two examples thus far recorded on the CGS Population Report, this being the finest
Sovereign 1843 as Marsh 26 the 3 in the date over punched the underlying 3 looking normal the over punched 3 appears with an almost straight base, Bright GVF, unusual
Sovereign 1843 3 in date struck over a higher 2. NB see illustrations in Marsh) the top of the 2 is visible above the horizontal top line of the 3. Also the underlying 2 downstroke is higher than in the Marsh illustration, and thus the end of the base is not visible at the right as it is obscured by the curve of the 3, Ex-Baldwins Auction 79 8/5/2013 Bentley Collection Part 3 Lot 972, EF and graded 60 by CGS
Sovereign 1843 3 over 2 Marsh 26B, the 4 and 3 widely spaced from the 18, VF with some contact marks, listed as R5 by Marsh. We note that we have handled only one example since 2003 (graded Good Fine), currently listed at £700 VF by Spink
Sovereign 1843 Fine with an edge nick and edge bruise
£60
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