Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 20

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

British Gold Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 261		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1820. S-3785C; Fr-371; KM-674. George III. Considerable original mint luster. NGC graded MS-61. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. Not part of the Terner Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $851
Lot 262		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1820. George III. S- 3785C; Fr-371; KM-674. Small date. Another rare variety within this final year; considering that the king passed away before the end of January 1820, it's remarkable that there should have been several distinct die-pairings used to make the 1820 sovereigns. This piece is very rare, and despite being far from perfect it is the best one found. PCGS graded AU-58. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,200
Lot 263		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1821. George IV, Laureate Head. S-3802; Fr-378; KM-681. This is a very rare coin-very rare in all grades. This portrait was used only in 1821 in combination with the Ornately Garnished Crowned Shield on the reverse. Quite simply, this is the very finest currency piece ever seen, fully struck with exquisite, satiny luster and lovely, old-time yellow-gold toning. Superb! PCGS graded MS-66. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,763
Lot 264		Great Britain. Pattern ½ Sovereign, 1821. George IV Laureate Head, paired with the reverse style used from 1823 to 1825 on the currency issues: a crowned, square-topped shield, with a spray of thistle, rose and shamrock below it. WR-243. DM-149. A great rarity, rated R6: just 3 to 5 known, including those impounded in museums. However this is the only specimen, to our knowledge, on the market in the past 22 years. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,500. An excellent coin with an impressive provenance: ex Montagu, Murdoch, Nobleman (Ferrari), Pellegrino, and Douglas-Morris collections. Purchased in 1988. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 265		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1821. George IV Laureate Head. WR-231. S-3800; Fr-376; KM-682. Reeded edge. R3, very rare. Struck for inclusion in the Coronation Proof sets of this year, one of the rarest such sets of the past two centuries. This is a lovely cameo specimen, with an excellent provenance. Purchased at the auction in 1986. One of the finest extant! PCGS graded Proof 64 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. Ex Norweb Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $14,375
Lot 266		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1821. George IV Laureate Head. Reeded edge. Fr-378; S-3802. The accepted design combination, by Pistrucci, used for the Coronation Proofs of this year. R3: extremely rare. A lovely example indeed. Bought in 1986 at the Norweb sale. PCGS graded Proof 64 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. Ex Norweb Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 267		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1822. George IV, Laureate Head. S-3800; Fr-376; KM-682. While listed in the standard references as perhaps the most frequently seen date, this coin, which is the nicest located, is witness to how difficult it is to purchase splendid early sovereigns, which simply do not exist in any number. Uncirculated. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 268		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1823. George IV Laureate Head, the standard coinage, by Pistrucci. WR-245. S-3803 type. Reeded edge. This is obviously a Proof of Record, struck to preserve a Specimen example of this then-new coinage style. R6: extremely rare, just 3 to 5 known (but the only one we ever encountered). Slightly porous obverse. Purchased in 1987. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 269		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1823. George IV, Laureate Head. S-3800; Fr-376; KM-682. One of two key dates in this portrait, it took Dr. Terner 17 years to locate this wonderful specimen! While it has some tiny abrasions, it is very boldly struck and exhibits gleaming satiny luster, producing very strong eye-appeal. The new Spink book (2003 edition) prices this date at 2,000 Pounds (about $3,200) in EF grade, and leaves it unpriced in Uncirculated. This specimen may possibly be the finest known for the date. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,475
Lot 270		Great Britain. 2 Pounds, 1823. George IV Bare Head. S-3798; Fr-375; KM-690. Lettered edge, with the DECUS legend in high relief. A 1-year type, in fact the only currency issue of this denomination struck during the Regency period. This gleaming example possesses a shimmering satiny luster and is truly extraordinary; in fact, one of the best ever seen. PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,370
Lot 271		Great Britain. 2 Pounds, 1823. Fr-375; KM-690. George IV. NGC graded MS-61. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. Not part of the Terner Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,080
Lot 272		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1824. George IV, Laureate Head. S-3800; Fr-376; KM-682. Purchased in 1981, a finer piece was never located in all the following years of searching. This coin is sharply struck and most pleasing. In the cataloguer's opinion, printed prices are meaningless as truly Uncirculated coins are much more difficult to find than such prices suggest. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,990
Lot 273		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1824. George IV, Laureate Head. S-3803; Fr-379; KM-689. This coin was purchased early in 1985, and since then almost no other examples of the same quality (and none better) have crossed Dr. Terner's path. This lovely coin represents a very rare technical grade, but it's also prooflike. The short-lived Laureate Head series is, in our experience, much under-rated in the standard catalogues in terms of pricing structure. PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 274		Great Britain. Pattern ½ Soveregin, 1825. George IV Bare Head: transitional portrait by William Wyon after Francis Legett Chantrey's marble bust and model. Paired with Merlen's shield reverse. WR-248. DM-152. The die combination used for currency coinage beginning in 1826, and also for the 1826 Proof sets. Plain edge, high wire rims (some marks on rim tops). The digit 5 in the date is blundered. R5: extremely rare, 6 to 10 known, including those in museums. An attractive Brilliant Proof with cameo contrast. PCGS graded Proof 63 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 275		Great Britain. Pattern Sovereign, 1825. By William Wyon after Chantrey's model. The reverse by Merlen. George IV Bare Head. WR-236. Reeded edge. R5, extremely rare (6 to 10 known). 1825 was the year in which the king intervened in matters numismatic, insisting that his laureate portrait be replaced on all the coinage. Evidently he felt the earlier portrait made him look too Romanesque, his face too full (in fact he was a rotund man), thus this new style shows him with an almost slim neck and a much lighter face. We purchased this great rarity in 1985, and since then only two or three have appeared on the market, none we thought as choice as this specimen. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,638
Lot 276		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1825. George IV, Laureate Head. S-3800; Fr-376a; KM-682. This and the 1823 are the two "stoppers" of this portrait style, and in this lofty grade this coin is an extreme rarity. It catalogues for 1,500 Pounds (about $2,400) in EF grade, and it may be even rarer than 1823 in Uncirculated: Spink leaves it unpriced, and it is the only piece seen at this condition level during the entire 22 years of collecting. It was finally located in 2000. We never thought we would own this date, yet here it is. Evidently its rarity stems from the fact that the portrait was changed in this year to the Bare Head design (which was personally favored by the king as he felt it was more flattering). Production of Laureate Head sovereigns dated 1825 must have been quite limited, and evidently virtually all of them passed quietly into circulation; most known pieces show a lot of wear, meaning that they were used as money for many years. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,900
Lot 277		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1825. George IV, Laureate Head. S-3803; Fr-379; KM-689. The last of just three years minted of this charming style (Dr. Terner could never locate an 1823 currency piece of this quality, although his Proof is certainly more than enough to represent the date). This beautiful 1825 is also prooflike! A very rare condition and, again, in our opinion, much under-rated. PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 278		Great Britain. 5 Pounds, 1826. Fr-373; S-3797; KM-702. George IV. Issued in the set. Mintage of only 150 pieces struck. This superb example has the most impressive eye appeal, and would be the stand out of any collection. Very Rare. PCGS graded Proof 65 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $15,000 - 20,000. Not part of the Terner Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $27,600
Lot 279		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1826. Fr-377a; S-3801; KM-696. George IV. Suberb example and Rare. PCGS graded Proof 65 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. Not part of the Terner Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,750
Lot 280		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1826. George IV, Bare Head. S-3801; Fr-377a; KM-696. Reeded edge. Mintage: approximately 400 pieces. Rated R2 (Very Rare) by WR (as #237). The special sets of this year were occasioned by the king's own request that his portrait on all his coinage be changed to this new style, which shows him as being much less portly than he actually was; it's quite a dignified bust, and all of the coins of this style are rarer than catalogue values suggest, in truly choice states. This Proof followed on the heels of the pattern of 1825 bearing this portrait and is itself very difficult to find in such a fine condition as is represented here. Cameo relief, typical of the Proofs of this year. Purchased in 1982. PCGS graded Proof 65 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,175
Lot 281		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1826. Fr-380a; S-3804; KM-700. George IV. Suberb and Rare thus. PCGS graded Proof 65 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. Not part of the Terner Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,140
Lot 282		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1826. George IV, Bare Head. S-3804; Fr-380a; KM-700. Reeded edge. Mintage was never recorded, evidently, although it's widely believed to be approximately 400 pieces. WR (#249) rates Very Rare (R2). A lovely example, one of the first coins Dr. Terner purchased, back in 1981. PCGS graded Proof 63 Cameo. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 283		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1827. George IV, Bare Head. S-3801; Fr-377; KM-696. In terms of sheer rarity by condition, this gorgeous Gem is one of the rarest coins in the Terner Collection. There's little one needs to say about this coin - just one look at it and you'll want to own it! A treasure of the Georgian era. Acquired in 1985. (The presence of this coin, in the absence of several of the other dates of this style, accents the true rarity of this type of sovereign in high grade: Dr. Terner never did manage to locate the extremely rare 1828, nor did the so-called common currency issues of 1825 or 1826 come his way - which tells, as well as any statement could, how uncommon they in fact are.). PCGS graded MS-65. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,025
Lot 284		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1827. George IV, Bare Head. S-3804; Fr-380; KM-700. Despite having a Spink book price identical to that of the 1826 currency issue, this is a much rarer date, and in this grade it's a very rare coin. You could go to England for years, searching all the "coin fairs," and not find a coin equal to this one. PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 285		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1828. George IV, Bare Head. S-3804; Fr-380; KM-700. Last of just three years of issue for this delightful and rare type. Perhaps this sale will help open up some eyes to the true rarity of these coins, which typically in the UK appear in only three conditions: VF, EF and occasionally AU (the so-called English "Good EF"). For many years, the Spink (formerly Seaby) standard reference book has blithely reported Uncirculated prices for all these earlier half-sovereigns (and it applies to the sovereigns as well), all the while hardly any coins trade during any given year. Further, while this coin is "only" MS63, consider that the resources available to collect this series were essentially unlimited - and yet, a Gem MS65 was never found! PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 286		Great Britain. Pattern Mule ½ Sovereign, 1829. George IV Bare Head. Reeded Edge. WR-253. 1829-dated obverse paired with an 1823-dated reverse of the style used for WR-245: crowned garnished shield and the legend "ANNO 1823" at sides. A most unusual coin, and of special allure because no regular-dies 1829 half sovereign was ever struck! A great rarity, R7: only 2 known, the other impounded in the Royal Mint Collection! A choice coin with most pleasing surfaces and unblemished color. PCGS graded Proof 63 Cameo. Estimated Value $10,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 287		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1829. George IV, Bare Head. S-3801; Fr-377; KM-696. This date remains less than fully appreciated in all the series of this monarch. This sovereign was found toward the end of Dr. Terner's collecting period; we passed on one or two similar coins, hoping for the appearance of a Gem, which never happened. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,840
Lot 288		Great Britain. Pattern Sovereign, 1830. By William Wyon. William IV. WR-260. Plain edge with high, knifelike rims. Normal coin-die alignment. DM-178 (supposedly this coin, held in a South African collection since the 1974 Douglas-Morris sale and bought privately by Dr. Terner years later). R5, extremely rare (6 to 10 known). A premium specimen having an especially heavy cameo portrait of the king, which produces a dramatic eye-appeal. PCGS graded Proof 64 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,350
Lot 289		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1830. George IV, Bare Head. S-3801; Fr-377; KM-696. Final year of this charming style, and a very nice coin it is. Purchased in 1983. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,105
Lot 290		Great Britain. 2 Pounds, 1831. Fr-382; S-3828; KM-718. William IV. Mintage of only 225 pieces. Largest offical gold denomination of reign. Suberb example. Very Rare. PCGS graded Proof 65 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $12,000 - 15,000. Not part of the Terner Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $20,700
Lot 291		Great Britain. Maundy 2 Pence Struck in Gold, 1831. William IV. Obverse by William Wyon. Reverse by J.B. Merlen. Plain edge. WR-275. R6: extremely rare, just 3-5 known, of which more than one are impounded in museums (including the Hunterian). Gold Maundies are always found in oddments, in singles rather than sets, although it was a set of four coins (4d, 3d, 2d and penny) that were struck in nearly pure gold for presentation to India's maharajahs and perhaps others, all of whom were wealthy beyond imagining-thus it was felt, appropriately, that diminutive coins not usually struck in the royal metal would be charming and exotic mementos, as they would be unusual in the extreme and memorable as unique expressions of esteem from one monarch to another. This is a delightful little coin with a pleasing cameo, showing off the king's portrait as it can be seen on no other coin! It is so rare that the cataloguer has never encountered nor even heard of another specimen. Like the 1838 Maundy penny in gold, this is an opportunity to own something that ordinary men were not meant to see-an opportunity that may not repeat itself for a long, long time. This is, simply said, one of the rarest coins of the 19th century. PCGS graded Proof 64 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,290
Lot 292		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1831. William IV. S-3829; Fr-383a; KM-717. Plain edge. Mintage: approximately 225 pieces (see comment under 1831 half sovereign). WR-261, where it is rated Extremely Rare (R3). The coronation Proof gold of Victoria's uncle, known in his day as the Sailor King because of his fondness for the sea and his distinguished service in the Royal Navy, is particularly beautiful because the coins are generally heavily frosted, giving a handsome cameo to the portrait, as well as a dramatic look to the royal shield on reverse. This beautiful coin is one of the nicest ever seen; it came to Dr. Terner from the Mortimer Hammel Collection, sold by Stack's in 1982. PCGS graded Proof 64 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 293		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1831. William IV. S-3830; Fr-384; KM-716. Plain edge. As is the case for the 1826 Proof gold, the exact mintage was evidently never recorded, but 225 pieces struck for the Coronation sets is widely accepted as the approximate number of these made. This is a 2-year type, in that smaller planchets were used for the 1831 Proofs as well as the first currency year, 1834, than were used for subsequent years. Rated R3 (Extremely Rare) by WR (as #267). This attractive specimen is ex Hammel Collection (1987). PCGS graded Proof 62 Cameo. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,415
Lot 294		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1832. William IV. S-3829B; Fr-383; KM-717. One of the nicest sovereigns of this king ever seen, especially choice and having a bold strike. Rare thus! PCGS graded MS-65. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,680
Lot 295		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1833. William IV. S-3829B; Fr-383; KM-717. In addition to its technical grade, this Choice BU sovereign exhibits prooflike fields, setting off the devices handsomely. Rare! PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,105
Lot 296		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1834. William IV. S-3830; Fr-384a; KM-720. Small flan. A very rare 2-year variety with the smaller flan or planchet (including the 1831 Proof-only date, which means that 1834 was the only currency-issue year. One of the few Uncirculated examples seen in two decades (this was purchased in 1984), none ever better. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,415
Lot 297		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1835. William IV. S-3831; Fr-385; KM-722. Larger planchet. This short-lived classic was made for only three years, 1835 through 1837. A splendid example, with marvelous satiny luster. One of the finest known gold coins of this king! Very rare. PCGS graded MS-65. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. Ex Norweb Collection (1986). View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 298		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1836. William IV. S-3831; Fr-385; KM-722. Widely regarded as the rarest date of this type (but Dr. Terner never found an equal 1837 currency piece). Virtually unobtainable (in normal circumstances) in this choice grade. Purchased in 1985; no others seen this nice since. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,300
Lot 299		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1836. William IV. S-3829B; Fr-383; KM-717. Prooflike and having unusually flashy luster. A gorgeous sovereign. Rare! PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,910
Lot 300		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1837. William IV. Reeded edge. WR-269. DM-177. S-3832 type; Fr-385a, large head, struck from the sixpence obverse die (the 1831 Coronation Proofs were on smaller flans, with a smaller portrait). Proof of Record. R7: extremely rare, unique in private hands as the other known example is in the Ashmolean Museum Collection at Oxford (the Royal Mint does not have one). A deeply struck, lovely cameo Proof. The king's portrait shows die-rusting patches. PCGS graded Proof 66 Cameo. Estimated Value $7,500 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $17,825
Lot 301		Great Britain. Pattern Sovereign, 1837. By William Wyon. Victoria Young Head; shield reverse. Plain edge. WR-298. DM-200. "WW" incuse; tiny roses to sides of date. The reverse shield by Merlen. R6, extremely rare (only 3 to 5 known). Struck in the year of Victoria's ascendancy, and one of only a few coins of her reign bearing this date. The portrait of Her Majesty, as a young girl, is fairly well frosted, producing a pleasing cameo of the queen. The mirrors show a splendid brilliance, but there are a few tiny scratches in the obverse field and light scuffs on the portrait; the reverse is simply perfect. Finer than the Douglas-Morris plate coin! PCGS graded Proof 62 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,350
Lot 302		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1837. William IV. S-3829B; Fr-383; KM-717. Last year of issue. Another prooflike piece! Dr. Terner got lucky and was able to find several sovereigns of this reign with mirror fields, which are not the rule. A beautiful coin, again with unusually flashy luster. Rare thus! PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,300
Lot 303		Great Britain. Pattern Sovereign, 1838. By William Wyon. Victoria Young Head; shield reverse. WR-300. DM-202 (same coin?). Plain edge. Same as normal dies but for an extra curl of hair before Victoria's ear. "W.W." raised on truncation. Digit "3" broken at bottom of curve: the entire date appears larger than on DM-201. Dies inverted. Only seldom does an opportunity occur to own a Proof Victorian sovereign struck prior to the 1839 Coronation issues. This coin is R4, very rare (11 to 20 known), very choice and with a lovely red iridescence. It may not be listed as being as rare as some of the other patterns presented here, yet it's the only example we ever had a chance to buy since 1980. PCGS graded Proof 63 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $7,500 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $16,100
Lot 304		Great Britain. Pattern Sovereign, 1838. By William Wyon. Victoria Young Head; shield reverse. WR-299. DM-201 (same coin?). Plain edge. Smaller head with a tiny rose on each side of the neckline. "W.W." incuse on truncation. Edge of irregular thickness, with knife rims. The digit "3" broken at top of curve. R5, extremely rare (6 to 10 known), but in fact the only one we've seen in 22 years. A lovely cameo Proof, with a hint of red iridescence. PCGS graded Proof 63 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $16,675
Lot 305		Great Britain. Maundy Penny Struck in Gold, 1838. Victoria Young Head. Obverse by William Wyon. Reverse by J.B. Merlen. Plain edge. WR-382. R6: 3-5 known. This extremely rare coin is from a set of four coins believed to have been struck for presentation to maharajahs in India on Imperial visits. The beautiful, tiny coin shows some scattered hairlines (probably from being touched by fingers in a presentation case), mostly on the obverse, but it remains very good-looking nonetheless, with a firey brilliance to its reflective surfaces. The portrait is heavily frosted, producing a lovely if diminutive cameo. PCGS graded Proof 65 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,290
Lot 306		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1838. Victoria Young Head. S-3852; Fr-387; KM-736.1. First year of issue; first (smaller) young portrait: born in 1819, Victoria was still a teenager when this sovereign was minted. This is a very rare date, particularly in this stunning condition, as nice as any ever seen. Spink prices this date at 1,100 Pounds (about $1,750) in Unc., which is exactly four times the value of most early dates. Yet, while buying coins in England for some 25 years, the cataloguer must say he's never once found an 1838 sovereign in the Spink stock equal to this gleaming specimen. PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,335
Lot 307		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1838. Victoria Young Head. S-3859; Fr-389; KM-735.1. First young head style. Quite rare as Victoria was not coronated until June of this year and her coinage did not begin in earnest until 1839. This delightful example has an abundance of satiny luster and is among the very finest known for this date. PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 308		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1839. Victoria Young Head. S-3852; Fr-387a; KM-736.1. Plain edge. Mintage: 300 pieces, approximately, issued for the coronation sets. WR-303. The existence of the patterns that come immediately before this coin in this sale tends to belie the value of this lovely Proof sovereign. It enjoys the normal frosted cameo contrast, but its fields are much cleaner than are normally seen. Our experience of 22 years of collecting sovereigns suggests that, yes, these Proofs are only "scarce" (as WR notes), but that does not begin to tell you how difficult it is to locate a really choice piece such as this wonderful example. A classic of its age! PCGS graded Proof 64 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,200
Lot 309		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1839. Victoria Young Head. S-3859; Fr-389a; KM-735.1. Some 300 struck for the Coronation sets of this year. Here is one of the finest-quality coins in the extensive Terner Collection. It is deeply frosted, producing a dramatic cameo of the queen and a stand-out rendition of the royal shield. The only truly superb example of the 1839 Proof half-sovereign located in two decades of assiduous collecting! PCGS graded Proof 66 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,038
Lot 310		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1841. Victoria Young Head. S-3852; Fr-387c; KM-736.1. Key date, the rarest of the early sovereigns of this reign-unknown in Mint State, at least in our experience (the finest we ever saw was just a mere notch above this coin, and the owner has refused to sell it to us for two decades). Spink puts a value of 3,000 Pounds (about $4,800) on this date in EF, of which just a few pieces exist. This coin is better, the reverse essentially Mint State, the obverse having some light abrasions. It is well struck on both sides. In the working inventory for Dr. Terner's collection, it has been noted since 1993, when we bought this piece, that we desired to "upgrade if possible"; but it was never possible, despite constant vigilance. An important rarity-comparable to the major U.S. gold rarities of this time period, but of course valued at just a fraction of what those coins sell for all the time. PCGS graded AU-58. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,700

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