| Spink > Auction 23127 | Auction date: 28 November 2023 |
| Lot number: 9586 Price realized: 5,500 GBP (Approx. 6,934 USD / 6,342 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: (g) NGC AU58 | India, East India Company, Victoria (1837-1901), gold Mohur, 1841, Calcutta, Type, plain 4, stop after date, VICTORIA QUEEN, young head left, W.W. incuse on truncation, rev. EAST INDIA COMPANY, ONE MOHUR, lion and palm, milled edge, 12h (Pr. 22; KM. 462.1), lightly hairlined within the fields, nevertheless with an overlying residual lustre, more so to the legends, a handsome very fine example of this ever popular type, in NGC holder, graded AU58 (Cert. #2007973-009). Estimate: £3500 - £4000 |  |
Match 1:
| Sovereign Rarities Ltd > Auction 12 | Auction date: 21 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 50 Price realized: 550 GBP (Approx. 694 USD / 642 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: g Victoria (1837-1901), gold Sovereign, 1872, die number 49, 9 struck over lower 9, third young head left, W.W. raised on truncation for engraver William Wyon, date below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, laurel wreath surrounding, emblems below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:, edge milled (Bentley 1180; Marsh 56; MCE 533; S.3853B). A pleasing example with strong residual lustre and a mirror-like obverse field, graded by NGC as MS62. NGC Certification 6769154-006 Calendar year mintage 13,486,708. The Latin legends translate as on obverse as "Victoria by the Grace of God," and on the reverse as "Queen of the Britons, Defender of the Faith." Starting price: 420 GBP |  |
Match 2:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 1116 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | |
| Lot description: INDIA, Colonial. British India. Victoria. 1837-1901. AV Mohur (25mm, 12h). East India Company Type II, Variety 1 issue. Calcutta mint. Dated 1841 (but struck 1850/1). Young head left; W · W · on truncation of neck; date below, no serif on crossbar of 4 / Lion advancing left; palm tree behind; value in English and Persian in exergue. UCI 3.7; Pridmore 22; Friedberg 1595a. In NGC encapsulation 6890896-001, graded AU Details, cleaned. From the Alexander Christopher Collection. Estimate: 2000 USD |  |
Match 3:
| Sovereign Rarities Ltd > Auction 12 | Auction date: 21 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 52 Price realized: 1,800 GBP (Approx. 2,270 USD / 2,101 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: g Victoria (1837-1901), gold Sovereign, 1874, London mint, die number 32, young head left, date below, W.W. raised on truncation for engraver William Wyon, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, die number 32 and emblems below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:, edge milled, 7.95g (Bentley 301; Bull EGC 1176 R4; Marsh 58; MCE 537; S.3853B). Lightly toned with circulation wear, two small parallel scratches on cheek of obverse portrait, otherwise pleasing, extremely rare as the last shield reverse Sovereign issued for London. Calendar year mintage 520,713. The Latin legends translates on obverse as "Victoria by the Grace of God," and on the reverse "Queen of the Britains, Defender of the Faith." 1874 represents the last year for the shield Sovereign at the London Royal Mint and is one of the rarest, certainly the rarest in the die numbered series. The calendar year mintage for the Sovereign this year is a mere 520,713 but this number also includes the more numerous St. George reverse pieces which were introduced for the 1871 date in London. The shield reverse must have totalled a mere fraction of this mintage. The shield Sovereigns of the period 1863-74 have individually numbered dies, a way of identifying which press on which journey of which day minted the coinage, a form of quality control at source. The 1874 London Shield back Sovereigns are known to have been struck utilising only four distinct reverse dies which carry die numbers - in order of rarity these die numbers are as follows 35, 33, 28, 32 which appear below the reverse quartered shield of arms below the ribbon tie of the wreath. Michael Marsh when writing in the 1980s suggested dies 12, 15 and 34 may also exist but they have not yet been physically seen and therefore their existence remains theoretical. Whether there are only four surviving types of die number of theoretically seven, the number is very small especially when compared to the more than 100 dies used for 1871 and 1872 not long previously. Starting price: 1000 GBP |  |
Match 4:
| Sovereign Rarities Ltd > Auction 12 | Auction date: 21 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 49 Price realized: 420 GBP (Approx. 530 USD / 490 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: g Victoria (1837-1901), gold Sovereign, 1869, die number 31, second young filleted head left, W.W. incuse on truncation for engraver William Wyon, date below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, laurel wreath surrounding, die number and emblems below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:, edge milled (Bentley 1116; Marsh 53; S.3853). Toned with light circulation wear, some residual lustre in peripheries, graded by NGC as AU58. NGC Certification 6769154-004 Calendar year mintage 1,653,384. The Latin legends translates on obverse as "Victoria by the Grace of God," and on the reverse "Queen of the Britons, Defender of the Faith." Starting price: 420 GBP |  |
Match 5:
| Sovereign Rarities Ltd > Auction 12 | Auction date: 21 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 47 Price realized: 525 GBP (Approx. 662 USD / 613 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: g Victoria (1837-1901), gold Sovereign, 1866, die number 37, second young head left, W.W. incuse on truncation for engraver William Wyon, date below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, laurel wreath surrounding, emblems below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:, edge milled (Bentley 497; Marsh 51; MCE 527; S.3853). A pleasing example retaining full mint lustre, graded by NGC as MS61. NGC Certification 6769154-003 Calendar year mintage 4,047,288. The Latin legends translate as on obverse as "Victoria by the Grace of God," and on the reverse as "Queen of the Britons, Defender of the Faith." Starting price: 420 GBP |  |
