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GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901 |
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1SOV 1843 G.britain BROAD SHIELD |
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GT.BRITAIN, VICTORIA Young (small) Head (shield), Type A1 (without die number), 1843 GOLD SOVEREIGN, Broad Shield (Marsh 26; S 3852).
OBVERSE: Second larger Young head bust of the Queen facing left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below. Engraved by William Wyon.
REVERSE: Ornate garnished quartered shield containing the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom. Engraved by J.B.Merlen.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998g.
EDGE: Milled.
FINENESS: 22ct.
MINTAGE: 5,981,968
RARITY: N (M.Marsh).
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1SOV 1844 G.britain |
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GT.BRITAIN, VICTORIA Young (small) Head (shield), Type A1 (without die number), 1844 GOLD SOVEREIGN, (Marsh 27; S 3852).
OBVERSE: Second larger Young head bust of the Queen facing left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below. Engraved by William Wyon.
REVERSE: Ornate garnished quartered shield containing the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom. Engraved by J.B.Merlen.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998g.
EDGE: Milled.
FINENESS: 22ct.
MINTAGE: 3,000,445
RARITY: S (M.Marsh).
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GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901 |
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1SOV 1845 G.britain |
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GT.BRITAIN, VICTORIA Young (small) Head (shield), Type A1 (without die number), 1845 GOLD SOVEREIGN, (Marsh 27; S 3852).
OBVERSE: Second larger Young head bust of the Queen facing left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below. Engraved by William Wyon.
REVERSE: Ornate garnished quartered shield containing the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom. Engraved by J.B.Merlen.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998g.
EDGE: Milled.
FINENESS: 22ct.
MINTAGE: 3,800,845
RARITY: S
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GREAT BRITAIN 1816-1901 |
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1SOV 1847 G.britain |
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GT.BRITAIN, VICTORIA Young (small) Head (shield), Type A1 (without die number), 1847 GOLD SOVEREIGN, (Marsh 30; S 3852).
OBVERSE: Second larger Young head bust of the Queen facing left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below. Engraved by William Wyon.
REVERSE: Ornate garnished quartered shield containing the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom. Engraved by J.B.Merlen.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998g.
EDGE: Milled.
FINENESS: 22ct.
MINTAGE: 4,667,126.
RARITY: S (M.Marsh).
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1SOV 1849 G.britain |
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GT.BRITAIN, VICTORIA Young (small) Head (shield), Type A1 (without die number), 1849 GOLD SOVEREIGN, (Marsh 32; S 3852).
OBVERSE: Second larger Young head bust of the Queen facing left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below. Engraved by William Wyon.
REVERSE: Ornate garnished quartered shield containing the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom. Engraved by J.B.Merlen.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998g.
EDGE: Milled.
FINENESS: 22ct.
MINTAGE: 1,755,399
RARITY: R (M.Marsh)
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1SOV 1850 G.britain |
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GT. BRITAIN, Victoria, Sovereign, 1850, second larger young head left, ponytail terminates in single curved strand of hair, date below, rev crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, 7.97g (Marsh 33 R; MCE 511; S 3852C). Calendar year mintage 1,402,039. With a relatively low calendar year mintage the 1850 Sovereign has always been considered a rare date in the series. Of course in the top grades, any Sovereign, even for a more common mintage, can be considered rare or even very rare.
The Second Larger Young Head type Sovereign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901) Victoria Second Small Young Head Type Currency Sovereign.
From 1848 the size of Victoria’s young head bust increases to fill more of the available field and is therefore rendered closer to the legend lettering. This may have been an attempt to prolong the life of the dies, which are subjected to multiple tons of pressure in use. This second larger young head type sovereign was in use from 1848-1855 inclusive and is of the same general design as the previous smaller bust with the engravers initials w.w. raised with stops on the bust. The easiest way to tell the sizes of the bust, particularly when looking at the changeover year of 1848, is too look how close the front hair band fillet is to the legend as it is this point that differs most in the sizing of the busts. In 1853 there was a slight change on some dies produced and the engravers initials ww are incuse on the truncation without stops and this runs concurrently from 1853-1855 with the first type and then alone from 1856-1870 inclusive. From 1863 until 1874 the reverses of the shield type feature an additional “die” number below the shield.
GT.BRITAIN, VICTORIA Young (small) Head (shield), Type A1 (without die number), 1850 GOLD SOVEREIGN, (Marsh 33; S 3852).
OBVERSE: Second larger Young head bust of the Queen facing left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below. Engraved by William Wyon.
REVERSE: Ornate garnished quartered shield containing the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom. Engraved by J.B.Merlen.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998g.
EDGE: Milled.
FINENESS: 22ct.
MINTAGE: 1,402,039
RARITY: R (M.Marsh)
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1SOV 1851 G.britain |
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GT.BRITAIN, VICTORIA Young Head (shield), Type A2 (without die number),1851 GOLD SOVEREIGN, (Marsh 34; S 3852C).
OBVERSE: Second larger Young head bust of the Queen facing left, WW in relief on truncation, date below. Engraved by William Wyon.
REVERSE: Ornate garnished quartered shield containing the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom. Engraved by J.B.Merlen.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998g.
EDGE: Milled.
FINENESS: 22ct.
MINTAGE: 4,013,624
RARITY: N (M.Marsh).
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1SOV 1852 G.britain |
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GT.BRITAIN, VICTORIA Young Head (shield), Type A2 (without die number),1852 GOLD SOVEREIGN, (Marsh 35; S 3852C).
OBVERSE: Second larger Young head bust of the Queen facing left, WW in relief on truncation, date below. Engraved by William Wyon.
REVERSE: Ornate garnished quartered shield containing the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom. Engraved by J.B.Merlen.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998g.
EDGE: Milled.
FINENESS: 22ct.
MINTAGE: 8,053,435
RARITY: C (M.Marsh).
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1SOV 1853 G.britain "W.W." INCUSED |
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GT.BRITAIN, VICTORIA Young Head (shield), Type A2 (without die number), GOLD SOVEREIGN 1853 "W.W." INCUSED, (Marsh 36; S 3852D).
OBVERSE: Second larger Young head bust of the Queen facing left, WW incuse on truncation, date below. Engraved by William Wyon.
REVERSE: Ornate garnished quartered shield containing the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom. Engraved by J.B.Merlen.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998g.
EDGE: Milled.
FINENESS: 22ct.
MINTAGE: 10,597,993
RARITY: The rare variety of 1853, ( Incused ) .
1853 GOLD SOVEREIGN, "W.W. Incused, AU53
A nice example of this rare variety.
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1SOV 1854 G.britain "W.W." RAISED |
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GT.BRITAIN, VICTORIA Young Head (shield), Type A2 (without die number),1854 GOLD SOVEREIGN, "W.W." RAISED, (Marsh 37; S 3852C).
OBVERSE: Second larger Young head bust of the Queen facing left, WW in relief on truncation, date below. Engraved by William Wyon.
REVERSE: Ornate garnished quartered shield containing the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom. Engraved by J.B.Merlen.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998g.
EDGE: Milled.
FINENESS: 22ct.
MINTAGE: 3,589,611
RARITY: R2
1854 GOLD SOVEREIGN, "W.W." RAISED, AU55.
A very rare variety 1854 Sovereign.
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1SOV 1855 G.britain "W.W." INCUSED |
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GT. BRITAIN, VICTORIA Young Head (shield), Type A2 (without die number), GOLD SOVEREIGN 1855 "W.W." INCUSED, (Marsh 38; S 3852D).
OBVERSE: Second larger Young head bust of the Queen facing left, WW incuse on truncation, date below. Engraved by William Wyon.
REVERSE: Ornate garnished quartered shield containing the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom. Engraved by J.B.Merlen.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998g.
EDGE: Milled.
FINENESS: 22ct.
MINTAGE: 10,597,993
RARITY: The rare variety of 1853, ( Incused ) .
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1SOV 1856 G.britain |
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NGC AU 58 |
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GT. BRITAIN, VICTORIA Young Head (shield), Type A2 (without die number), GOLD SOVEREIGN 1856. (Marsh 39; Spink 3852D ).
OBVERSE: Second larger Young head bust of the Queen facing left, WW incuse on truncation, date below. Engraved by William Wyon.
REVERSE: Ornate garnished quartered shield containing the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom. Engraved by J.B.Merlen.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998g.
EDGE: Milled.
FINENESS: 22ct.
MINTAGE: 4,806,160
RARITY: N
Victoria gold Sovereign 1856 AU58 NGC, KM736.1, S-3852D.
A piece which shows light, even contact in line with its certification and a full cartwheel luster that greatly enhances the overall eye appeal.
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1SOV 1860 G.britain LARGE O |
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GT.BRITAIN, VICTORIA Young Head (shield), Type A2 (without die number), GOLD SOVEREIGN 1860 large O "W.W." INCUSED, (Marsh 43; S 3852D).
OBVERSE: Second larger Young head bust of the Queen facing left, WW incuse on truncation, date below. Engraved by William Wyon.
REVERSE: Ornate garnished quartered shield containing the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom. Engraved by J.B.Merlen.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998g.
EDGE: Milled.
FINENESS: 22ct.
MINTAGE: 2,555,958
RARITY: S (M.Marsh).
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1SOV 1861 G.britain |
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GT.BRITAIN, VICTORIA Young Head (shield), Type A2 (without die number),1861 GOLD SOVEREIGN, (Marsh 44; S 3852D).
OBVERSE: Second larger Young head bust of the Queen facing left, WW incuse on truncation without stops, date below. Engraved by William Wyon.
REVERSE: Ornate garnished quartered shield containing the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom. Engraved by J.B.Merlen.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998g.
EDGE: Milled.
FINENESS: 22ct.
MINTAGE: 7,624,736. The Mint output for the calendar year is back up to higher levels and therefore statistically this dictates more variety than ever, which is apparent on date and legends for 1861 dated Sovereigns.
RARITY: N (M.Marsh).
VICTORIA, SOVEREIGN, 1861.
From 1848 the size of Victoria’s young head bust increases to fill more of the available field and is therefore rendered closer to the legend lettering. This may have been an attempt to prolong the life of the dies, which are subjected to multiple tons of pressure in use, and as conjectured in the footnote for the previous lot after a Royal Mint Commission in this year investigated the die and matrix production. The Chief Engraver, William Wyon was called to give evidence on die production to this commission. This second larger young head type sovereign was in use from 1848-1855 inclusive and is of the same general design as the previous smaller bust with the engravers initials w.w. raised with stops on the bust. The easiest way to tell the sizes of the bust, particularly when looking at the changeover year of 1848, is too look how close the front hair band fillet is to the legend as it is this point that differs most in the sizing of the busts. In 1853 there was a slight change on some dies produced and the engravers initials ww are incuse on the truncation without stops and this runs concurrently from 1853-1855 with the first type and then alone from 1856-1870 inclusive. Strangely the 1853 proof has one stop between the letter W’s only on the truncation. From 1863 until 1874 the reverses of the shield type feature an additional “die” number below the shield.
QUEEN VICTORIA
The reign of Queen Victoria (House of Hanover): 1837-1901.
Born: 24 May 1819.
Accession: 20 June 1837.
Married: Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 10 February 1840.
Coronation: Thursday 28 June 1838.
Children: four sons, five daughters.
Died: 22 January 1901, aged 81.
1861 GOLD SOVEREIGN (SHIELD, without die number) MS 62
A strong example of this date with frosty luster and honey-gold color.
ex Northeast Numismatics, Concord MA, USA. Purchased 23 July 2012.
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1SOV 1863 G.britain NO DIE NUMBER |
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GT.BRITAIN, VICTORIA Young Head (shield), Type A2 (without die number), GOLD SOVEREIGN 1863 "W.W." INCUSED, (Marsh 46; S 3852D).
OBVERSE: Second larger Young head bust of the Queen facing left, WW incuse on truncation, date below. Engraved by William Wyon.
REVERSE: Ornate garnished quartered shield containing the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom. Engraved by J.B.Merlen.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998g.
EDGE: Milled.
FINENESS: 22ct.
MINTAGE: 5,921,669
RARITY: N (M.Marsh).
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