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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
02/06/2024 Auction 185	English Coins	Lot 1940	Sovereign 1879 Marsh 90, S.3856A EF, the reverse retaining some mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 65, an extremely rare date, with a mintage of just 20,013 pieces, rated R3 by Marsh/Hill, high grade examples seldom offered and always sought after Signature Sale : The Chris Harrington Gold Coin Collection	£3,000
02/06/2024 Auction 185	English Coins	Lot 1942	Sovereign 1879S George and the Dragon, Horse with Long Tail, Marsh 116, S.3858A, LCGS variety 06, GVF in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 55 More coins like this Signature Sale : The Chris Harrington Gold Coin Collection	£480
02/06/2024 Auction 185	English Coins	Lot 1941	Sovereign 1879M George and the Dragon, Horse with medium tail, Larger last stop in B.P., Marsh 101A, S.3857D, EF/GEF and lustrous, the obverse with some light contact marks More coins like this Signature Sale : The Chris Harrington Gold Coin Collection	£380
02/06/2024 Auction 185	English Coins	Lot 1943	Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse, Marsh 75, S.3855 VF/NEF with a minor scratch before FID More coins like this Signature Sale : The Chris Harrington Gold Coin Collection	£380
03/03/2024 Auction 184	English Coins	Lot 2024	Sovereign 1879 Marsh 90, S.3856A, Fine/VF, an Extremely Rare date, one of the key date rarities of the Victorian series, always keenly sought after in all grades More coins like this	£1,800
03/03/2024 Auction 184	English Coins	Lot 2026	Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse, Marsh 75, S.3855, VF/NEF and lustrous More coins like this	£340
03/03/2024 Auction 184	English Coins	Lot 2025	Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse, Marsh 75, S.3855, Good Fine/VF More coins like this	£330
03/12/2023 Auction 183	English Coins	Lot 2216	Sovereign 1879M George and the Dragon, Horse with long tail, Marsh 101, S.3857, NVF/About VF with some scuffs on the obverse More coins like this	£400
03/09/2023 Auction 182	English Coins	Lot 3180	Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse, Marsh 75, S.3855, GEF/AU and lustrous More coins like this	£500
03/09/2023 Auction 182	English Coins	Lot 3177	Sovereign 1879M George and the Dragon S.3857, Marsh 101 Fine More coins like this	£313
03/09/2023 Auction 182	English Coins	Lot 3178	Sovereign 1879M George and the Dragon S.3857, Marsh 101 Fine/NVF More coins like this	£313
03/09/2023 Auction 182	English Coins	Lot 1998	Half Sovereign 1879S Marsh 463, S.3862C, Fine, with a rim nick by REGINA, listed as scarce by Marsh, our auction archive shows that we have offered just 2 examples in 20 years, so probably scarer than catalogue values would suggest More coins like this Signature Sale : The Collection of a Discerning Gentleman many decades in the making	£220
04/06/2023 Auction 181	English Coins	Lot 2169	Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse, Marsh 75, S.3855, Fine/NVF More coins like this	£340
04/06/2023 Auction 181	English Coins	Lot 2170	Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse, Marsh 75, S.3855, Good Fine/VF More coins like this	£340
04/06/2023 Auction 181	English Coins	Lot 2171	Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse, Marsh 75, S.3855, NVF/VF with some small rim nicks More coins like this	£340
05/03/2023 Auction 180	English Coins	Lot 1846	Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse, WW Raised on truncation, Marsh 75, S.3855 AU/UNC and lustrous More coins like this	£380
04/09/2022 Auction 178	English Coins	Lot 1758	Sovereign 1879M George and the Dragon, Horse with long tail, W.W. buried in truncation, Marsh 101, S.3857 GEF and lustrous More coins like this	£420
05/06/2022 Auction 177	English Coins	Lot 2032	Sovereign 1879 Marsh 90, S.3856A Fine/VF, Extremely Rare, rated R4 by Marsh, one of the key date rarities in the entire Sovereign series	£2,200
06/03/2022 Auction 176	English Coins	Lot 1924	Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse, Marsh 75, S.3855 Good Fine/VF More coins like this	£300
05/12/2021 Auction 175	English Coins	Lot 2916	Sovereign 1879M George and the Dragon S.3857, Marsh 101 Good Fine More coins like this	£275
06/06/2021 Auction 173	English Coins	Lot 2221	Sovereign 1879S George and the Dragon S.3858A, Marsh 116 in a PCGS holder and graded AU53 More coins like this	£400
06/06/2021 Auction 173	English Coins	Lot 2222	Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse, the S mintmark with traces of double striking, Marsh 75, S.3855, NEF/EF the reverse in particular lustrous and eye-catching More coins like this	£380
06/06/2021 Auction 173	English Coins	Lot 2218	Sovereign 1879M George and the Dragon Marsh 101, Good Fine, Ex-Jewellery More coins like this	£280
06/06/2021 Auction 173	English Coins	Lot 2219	Sovereign 1879M George and the Dragon Marsh 101, S.3857 VF with some contact marks and edge nicks More coins like this	£260
07/03/2021 Auction 172	English Coins	Lot 1359	Sovereign 1879M George and the Dragon Marsh 101 Good Fine/NVF More coins like this	£280
06/12/2020 Auction 171	English Coins	Lot 1910	Sovereign 1879 Marsh 90 NVF/GVF with some rim nicks, Extremely Rare, rated R4 by Marsh with a mintage of just 20,013 pieces for the calendar year, one of the key date rarities of the Victorian series More coins like this	£1,800
06/12/2020 Auction 171	English Coins	Lot 1911	Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse R of REGINA over R the underlying R tilted to the left, as Marsh 75 NVF/GVF the reverse lustrous More coins like this	£340
06/09/2020 Auction 170	English Coins	Lot 2190	Sovereign 1879 Marsh 90 GF/VF with some scratches in the obverse field, a key date rarity, one of the most difficult dates in the Victorian Sovereign series More coins like this	£1,500
06/09/2020 Auction 170	English Coins	Lot 1654	Half Sovereign 1879S Marsh 463 Near VF/About VF, Rare with a mintage of just 94,000 pieces More coins like this	£280
07/06/2020 Auction 169	English Coins	Lot 1887	Sovereign 1879 George and the Dragon Marsh 90 Good Fine/VF with some contact marks, Rare, one of the key dates in the Victorian series More coins like this	£1,500
07/06/2020 Auction 169	English Coins	Lot 1968	Sovereigns (3) 1877M George and the Dragon S.3857 NEF, 1879M George and the Dragon S.3857 GVF, 1880M George and the Dragon, Horse with long tail S.3857 NVF/VF More coins like this	£900
01/03/2020 Auction 168	English Coins	Lot 1556	Sovereign 1879M Marsh 101 George and Dragon NGC MS61 More coins like this	£300
02/12/2019 Auction 167	English Coins	Lot 1037	Sovereign 1879 Marsh 90, Extremely Rare and with a mintage of just 20,013, Obverse NEF/the reverse EF or slightly better with some minor contact marks, we note that the late Michael Marsh, the author of the 'The Gold Sovereign - Golden Jubilee Edition' stated that in close on 40 years he had only seen one top grade example More coins like this	£2,800
02/12/2019 Auction 167	English Coins	Lot 1039	Sovereign 1879M George and the Dragon, Horse with long tail, Marsh 101, S.3857 EF/GEF and sharply struck, the reverse particularly eye-catching More coins like this	£420
02/12/2019 Auction 167	English Coins	Lot 1038	Sovereign 1879M George and the Dragon Marsh 101, S.3857 Near VF with an edge nick above the bust More coins like this	£230
03/06/2019 Auction 165	English Coins	Lot 3031	Sovereign 1879M George and the Dragon Marsh 101 GVF/NEF with some edge nicks More coins like this	£200
03/03/2019 Auction 164	English Coins	Lot 1399	Sovereign 1879 Marsh 90 NVF/VF with dull surfaces, weight 7.90 grammes, perhaps once a shipwreck coin, nevertheless very rare and seldom seen in any grade More coins like this	£1,200
03/12/2018 Auction 163	English Coins	Lot 929	Sovereign 1879 Marsh 90 VF/NEF, Very Rare	£2,000
03/12/2018 Auction 163	English Coins	Lot 934	Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse C over O in VICTORIA NEF/EF a very attractive example, McDonald 126d (18th Edition) states only 2 examples known, Excessively Rare More coins like this	£550
03/12/2018 Auction 163	English Coins	Lot 932	Sovereign 1879S George and the Dragon, S.3858A GF/VF Rare More coins like this	£240
03/12/2018 Auction 163	English Coins	Lot 931	Sovereign 1879M George and the Dragon, Horse with long tail, WW buried in truncation S.3857 Good Fine with an edge bruise More coins like this	£200
02/09/2018 Auction 162	English Coins	Lot 2614	Sovereign 1879 Marsh 90 Fine/NVF, Rare, rated R4 by Marsh, with a low mintage of just 20,013 pieces	£1,600
02/09/2018 Auction 162	English Coins	Lot 1954	Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse Marsh 75 GVF/NEF More coins like this Signature Sale : The Ken Humphris Collection	£220
03/06/2018 Auction 161	English Coins	Lot 1994	Sovereign 1879S George and the Dragon, Horse with long tail, WW buried in truncation S.3858A VF/EF with some edge nicks More coins like this	£260
18/03/2018 Auction 160	English Coins	Lot 2590	Sovereign 1879 as Marsh 90, the date figures double struck, NVF/GVF with some contact marks, Extremely Rare and rated R4 by Marsh	£1,550
18/03/2018 Auction 160	English Coins	Lot 2591	Sovereign 1879M George and the Dragon Marsh 101 VF More coins like this	£220
09/09/2017 Auction 158	English Coins	Lot 2765	Sovereign 1879 Marsh 90 VF or slightly better with some surface marks, Very Rare	£1,100
09/09/2017 Auction 158	English Coins	Lot 2770	Sovereign 1879S George and the Dragon, Horse with long tail, Small BP, S.3858A VF, slabbed and graded LCGS 40 More coins like this	£210
09/09/2017 Auction 158	English Coins	Lot 2772	Sovereign 1879S Shield Marsh 75 GF/VF with some small rim nicks More coins like this	£210
09/09/2017 Auction 158	English Coins	Lot 2773	Sovereign 1879S Shield Marsh 75 NEF/EF with two light edge bruises More coins like this	£210
09/09/2017 Auction 158	English Coins	Lot 2766	Sovereign 1879M Horse with long tail, WW buried in truncation S.3857 GF/NVF More coins like this	£205
09/09/2017 Auction 158	English Coins	Lot 2767	Sovereign 1879M Horse with long tail, WW buried in truncation S.3857 GVF with a scuff on the obverse More coins like this	£205
09/09/2017 Auction 158	English Coins	Lot 2768	Sovereign 1879M Horse with long tail, WW buried in truncation S.3857 VF heavily cleaned More coins like this	£205
09/09/2017 Auction 158	English Coins	Lot 2769	Sovereign 1879M Horse with medium tail S.3859D GVF/NEF with contact marks More coins like this	£205
09/09/2017 Auction 158	English Coins	Lot 2771	Sovereign 1879S Horse with long tail S.3858A NVF/VF More coins like this	£205
09/09/2017 Auction 158	English Coins	Lot 2086	Half Sovereign 1879S Marsh 463 NF/VG More coins like this	£150
04/06/2017 Auction 157	English Coins	Lot 3270	Sovereign 1879 as Marsh 90 with all the date digits double struck, VF/GVF with some contact marks, very rare	£1,500
04/06/2017 Auction 157	English Coins	Lot 3271	Sovereign 1879 Marsh 90 GF/NVF, Very Rare	£700
04/06/2017 Auction 157	English Coins	Lot 3272	Sovereign 1879S George and the Dragon, Marsh 116 GVF/NEF with some tiny rim nicks and scarce More coins like this	£360
05/03/2017 Auction 156	English Coins	Lot 2874	Sovereign 1879S George and the Dragon Marsh 116 GVF with some small edge nicks More coins like this	£350
05/03/2017 Auction 156	English Coins	Lot 2873	Sovereign 1879M George and the Dragon Marsh 101 Fine, Ex-Jewellery More coins like this	£200
05/12/2016 Auction 155	English Coins	Lot 1501	Sovereign 1879M George and the Dragon Marsh 101 EF More coins like this	£360
04/09/2016 Auction 154	English Coins	Lot 2879	Sovereign 1879 Marsh 90 NEF, Very Rare	£3,800
04/09/2016 Auction 154	English Coins	Lot 2880	Sovereign 1879 Marsh 90 NVF with several surface digs, Very Rare	£360
05/06/2016 Auction 153	English Coins	Lot 3465	Sovereign 1879 George and the Dragon Marsh 90 NGC AU53 we grade VF/NEF, Rare More coins like this	£2,800
05/06/2016 Auction 153	English Coins	Lot 3464	Sovereign 1879 George and the Dragon Marsh 90 F/NVF Rare More coins like this	£650
06/09/2015 Auction 150	English Coins	Lot 3008	Sovereign 1879 George and the Dragon Marsh 90 About VF/GVF, Very rare More coins like this	£1,000
06/09/2015 Auction 150	English Coins	Lot 3009	Sovereign 1879 George and the Dragon. Melbourne. WW Buried in truncation. Horse with short tail. (Note: as S.3857B) CGS variety 3 GVF and graded 45 by CGS and the only one of this type on their population report More coins like this	£220
07/06/2015 Auction 149	English Coins	Lot 2824	Sovereign 1879 Marsh 90 NEF/EF with a couple of small digs on the reverse, Very Rare	£2,000
07/06/2015 Auction 149	English Coins	Lot 2826	Sovereign 1879S Shield Marsh 116 Good Fine More coins like this	£170
01/03/2015 Auction 148	English Coins	Lot 2494	Sovereign 1879 Marsh 90 NEF/EF with some contact marks, very rare, especially in higher grades, Spink lists at £4750 in EF	£2,000
01/03/2015 Auction 148	English Coins	Lot 2493	Sovereign 1879 London Mint Marsh 90 VF/NEF very rare	£1,000
07/09/2014 Auction 146	English Coins	Lot 3567	Sovereign 1879S Shield Marsh 75 VF More coins like this	£180
01/12/2013 Auction 143	English Coins	Lot 2464	Sovereign 1879 London Mint Marsh 90 EF/GEF with a small rim nick, a most attractive example, Extremely Rare, especially so in this high grade, Marsh stated in his 2002 book that he had only seen one high grade example in 40 Years	£4,600
01/12/2013 Auction 143	English Coins	Lot 2465	Sovereign 1879M George and the Dragon Marsh 101 About VF More coins like this	£160
02/12/2012 Auction 139	English Coins	Lot 2310	Sovereign 1879M George and the Dragon Marsh 101 GF the reverse slightly better More coins like this	£225
04/12/2011 Auction 135	English Coins	Lot 2071	Sovereign 1879 S George and the Dragon Marsh 116 NVF More coins like this	£340
05/06/2011 Auction 133	English Coins	Lot 983	Sovereign 1879S Shield Marsh 75 NVF/VF with a scuff on the portrait More coins like this	£200
06/03/2011 Auction 132	English Coins	Lot 1318	Sovereign 1879 M George and the Dragon Marsh 101 NEF More coins like this	£280
05/09/2010 Auction 130	English Coins	Lot 1904	Sovereign 1879S George and the Dragon Marsh 116 NEF and hard to find in the higher grades More coins like this	£500
05/09/2010 Auction 130	English Coins	Lot 1905	Sovereign 1879S Shield Marsh 75 NEF/EF with a small edge bruise below the date More coins like this	£260
09/06/2009 Auction 126	English Coins	Lot 1512	Sovereign 1879M George and the Dragon, Small B.P. in exergue, Horse with short tail, this variety unlisted by Marsh, listed under S.3857B&prm=sr&searchtype=1">Spink S.3857B as 'Extremely Rare', NVF the surfaces show signs of having been in jewellery at some time, the edges undamaged More coins like this	£300
07/12/2008 Auction 123	English Coins	Lot 1327	Sovereign 1879 M Marsh 101 George and the Dragon GVF with surface marks on the obverse More coins like this	£111
02/09/2007 Auction 118	English Coins	Lot 554	Sovereign 1879 S George and the Dragon Marsh 116 VF/EF Rare More coins like this	£400
02/09/2007 Auction 118	English Coins	Lot 555	Sovereign 1879 S Shield Marsh 75 NVF/VF	£90
02/09/2007 Auction 118	English Coins	Lot 553	Sovereign 1879 M George and the Dragon Marsh 101 NEF/EF More coins like this	£80
02/09/2007 Auction 118	English Coins	Lot 552	Sovereign 1879 M George and the Dragon Marsh 101 GVF/NEF More coins like this	£70
27/11/2005 Auction 111	English Coins	Lot 1341	Sovereign 1879 S Shield Back Marsh 75 EF reverse better	£110
27/11/2005 Auction 111	English Coins	Lot 1343	Sovereign 1879 S Shield Back Marsh 75 GEF	£80
05/09/2005 Auction 110	English Coins	Lot 1139	Sovereigns (2) 1879 M George and the Dragon nVF, 1894 M Marsh 154 nVF/VF with some contact marks to the obverse More coins like this	£110
05/09/2005 Auction 110	English Coins	Lot 1140	Sovereigns (2) 1879 M Marsh 101 George and the Dragon GF/AVF, 1880 M Marsh 102 George and the Dragon AVF More coins like this	£110
05/09/2005 Auction 110	English Coins	Lot 1109	Sovereign 1879 S Shield Back Marsh 75 GVF	£70
05/09/2005 Auction 110	English Coins	Lot 1108	Sovereign 1879 M George and the Dragon Marsh 101 NEF/EF More coins like this	£60
05/06/2005 Auction 109	English Coins	Lot 1376	Sovereigns George and the Dragon (4) 1873, 1876, 1878M, 1879M, average VF More coins like this	£240
05/06/2005 Auction 109	English Coins	Lot 1382	Sovereigns (4) 1875M, 1876, 1878M and 1879M George and the Dragon average F-VF More coins like this	£200
05/06/2005 Auction 109	English Coins	Lot 1374	Sovereigns George and the Dragon 1873 and 1879 both M mint mark gF-VF More coins like this	£130
06/03/2005 Auction 108	English Coins	Lot 1139	Sovereign 1879M George and the Dragon VF More coins like this	£70
06/03/2005 Auction 108	English Coins	Lot 1140	Sovereign 1879M George and the Dragon VF More coins like this	£65
28/11/2004 Auction 107	English Coins	Lot 1368	Sovereign 1879M VF More coins like this	£80
05/09/2004 Auction 106	English Coins	Lot 910	Sovereign 1879 VF/gVF	£100
05/09/2004 Auction 106	English Coins	Lot 909	Sovereign 1879 M George and the Dragon VF More coins like this	£55
31/03/2003 Auction 101	English Coins	Lot 693	Sovereign 1879S Shield Back nEF/EF More coins like this	£70
31/03/2003 Auction 101	English Coins	Lot 692	Sovereign 1879M aEF George and Dragon More coins like this	£65

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