The Tood Collection of British Milled Sovereigns

George III (1760-1820), 1819 (M 3; S 3785). Pierced below bust and fair only but extremely rare (£8,000-10,000)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Tood Collection of British Milled Sovereigns.

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Provenance:
Glendining Auction, 12 February 1970, lot 75
Glendining Auction, 10 February 1999, lot 66.

This date is recognised not only as the rarest in the series of George III sovereigns but as one of the rarest dates in the entire sovereign series. A mere six examples are believed available to commerce and this is one of only three to have been offered in recent times (cf. M.A. Marsh, The Gold Sovereign, 2002, p.5). This is almost certainly the coin which Marsh once considered buying but was put off by its condition, a decision he was to regret for many years