SOVEREIGN RARITIES AUCTION 4 HIGHLIGHTS

Sovereign Rarities are pleased to present to the numismatic community their fourth auction - taking place on the 21st September 2021 - consisting of 320 lots of Hammered, Milled and Modern British and World Coins. The sale features many choice British and world coins, and the pre-bidding phase is open now at www.sovr.co.uk until the live auction on the day.

Lot 42

The sale begins with lots 1-133, the modern British section, with a superb run of gold and silver proof and currency issues from the Royal Mint. This selection contains many of the most popular modern gold Five Pounds in PF70 Ultra Cameo including 1989, 2012 Jubilee and 2017, with the highlight of the group certainly being lot 42, the gold Two Kilo Three Graces coin graded by NGC as PF70 UCAM First Day of Issue. Just eight examples of this large-size piece were struck, estimate £150,000-180,000.

Lot 144

After the modern section, we take a trip back in time to the historic British coins running from lots 134-285. After a handful of hammered gold and silver, we begin the milled gold offerings sorted by denomination down. Some highlights here are certainly lots 144 and 145, two Five Guineas of Anne and George II respectively. The Anne piece dates from 1713 and is good extremely fine, one of the finest known of this popular monarch estimated at £20,000-25,000.

Lot 145

The George II Five Guineas is dated 1729 and produced from gold provided by the East India Company. This coin is the joint finest graded by NGC at MS63 with none its equal at PCGS, estimate £50,000-60,000.

Lot 156

The Guineas and their multiples lead into the Five Pounds, Two Pounds, Sovereigns and Half Sovereigns, of which the highlight is lot 156, the proof Five Pounds of George IV struck in 1826 and graded by NGC as PF63. This coin was encapsulated early in NGC’s history in around 1989-92, before any additional ‘cameo’ or ‘star’ accolades existed and is estimated at £100,000-120,000. Many of the Sovereigns that follow this lot are also extremely rare and high grade, including 1821, 1825 and 1826 proofs.

Lot 236

After the Sovereigns conclude, lots 230-249 are the very special ‘Selection from an Old Collection’, twenty premium quality uncertified British coins ranging from Henry VIII to Victoria. One highlight of this group is lot 236, an Oliver Cromwell gold Broad of 1656 in superb preservation and boasting a deep red tone, estimated at £30,000-50,000.

Lot 240

Another highlight is lot 240, the finest known James II Crown of 1687 and the current Spink plate coin. This offering has a superb provenance dating back to 1874, hailing from such great collections as Slaney, Lingford, Paget, Montagu and Brice, and the estimate is £10,000-15,000.

Lot 269

Finally, a group of superior Crowns and Half Crowns conclude the British section, the highlight being lot 269, an extremely rare proof Crown struck in 1834 under King William IV. This type is rarely offered in any grade and is here certified by NGC as PF61, estimate £30,000-40,000. The auction closes with an interesting collection of world coins including some scarcer Australian Sovereigns. The auction will be open for pre-bidding from the 1st of September and will end with the live sale at 10am GMT on the 21st September. Enquiries are welcome to info@sovr.co.uk, and we wish all bidders the very best of luck.

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
SOVEREIGN RARITIES AUCTION 4 PREVIEW (https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n20a19.html)

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