Numismatic Cover 1998 comprising Gold Sovereign 1981 UNC and set of 7x stamps, with 2x Royal Wedding issues 14p and 25p, with 5x 26p issues Memorial portraits of Diana, Princess of Wales, on the commemorative envelope of issue
Sovereign 1839 Marsh 23, S.3852, VF/GVF in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 40, an extremely rare date and always highly sought after, most example of this date occur in grades Fine and below, this a bold example the reverse in particular with good eye appeal
Sovereign 1841 Marsh 24A, S.3852, Unbarred A's in GRATIA, Fine, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 25, Extremely rare and seldom offered, a date missing from many advanced Sovereign collections
Sovereign 1843 Broken Second I in BRITANNIARUM the I missing it's top left serif and resembles a reversed 1, type as Marsh 26, S.3852, GVF in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 55
Sovereign 1844 Broken Second I in BRITANNIARUM, the I missing it's top left serif and resembles a reversed 1, type as Marsh 27B, S.3852, VF in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 50
Sovereign 1853 WW Raised on truncation, G of GRATIA tilts to the left, type as Marsh 36, S.3852C, LCGS Variety 06, EF and lustrous with some scratches to the reverse, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 65
Sovereign 1858 U over N in BRITANNIARUM, a most unusual overstrike with the diagonal bar and both lower serifs of the underlying N visible at the lower curve of the U, unlisted by Marsh/Hill or Spink, also there was no example in the Bentley Collection, type as Marsh 41, S.3852D, NVF/VF in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 40, and worthy of further study for the Sovereign variety specialist
Sovereign 1861 Roman 1 in date struck over another Roman 1, the underlying figure bold, and so low that the base is within the border beads, with the top faint but visible around two-third of the way up the overpunched 1, variant on Marsh 44A, variant on S.3852D, LCGS Variety 07, a more dramatic overstrike than the example in the Bentley Collection, an eye-catching example of this rare type, EF in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 60
Sovereign 1863 Roman 1 in date, No Die Number, Marsh 46B (listed as 1 over inverted 1), LCGS variety 04, S.3852D, VF the reverse slightly better, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 45, Rare, rated R2 by Marsh/Hill
Sovereign 1871S George and the Dragon, WW buried in truncation, Horse with short tail, Large B.P. Marsh 110A, S.3858, GEF/EF and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 65, the only year for the Large B.P. type
Sovereign 1872 George and the Dragon, WW buried in truncation, Horse with Long tail, Marsh 85, S.3856A, GEF and lustrous with some minor contact marks, exhibiting much eye appeal
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