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Title: help on gold sov please Post by: colwynbay caravans on April 16, 2017, 07:06:07 PM found a gold sovereign 1825 with laurel head and George and dragon on other side (not bare head) at the end of last year and i was having a good look at it and under the bust very very small letters of the engravers initials which is William wyom (WW) but have not been able to find a sovereign of that year with the same design with that makers mark on?
i have found this now on the royal mint web site 1821-25 George IV | ‘Laureate Head’ The first Sovereign of George IV’s reign continued with Pistrucci’s St. George and the Dragon reverse, only this time without the garter. Pistrucci also engraved the king in a similar style to George III with a laurel wreath – hence the nickname ‘Laureate Head’. However, the king was not entirely happy and Pistrucci’s designs were unceremoniously removed from circulation in 1825. It seemed for some time that St. George and the Dragon would never be seen again on our coinage. 1825-30 George IV | ‘Bare Head’ William Wyon, the Chief Engraver of The Royal Mint, took over the engraving duties, and produced a more flattering portrait of King George IV. This coin is known as the ‘bare head’ Sovereign as Wyon engraved the king without the laurel wreath of the earlier issue. The reverse of the coin features a shield, as far removed from Pistrucci’s St. George and the what i seem to have is the engravers initials William Wyon on a coin that was engraved by Pistrucci’s dose this make this coin unique ??? sorry to be long winded on this and any help would be much appreciated :) Title: Re: help on gold sov please Post by: wagis on April 16, 2017, 07:26:05 PM It will be very nice for you if it does make it unique, so keep your fingers crossed.
Title: Re: help on gold sov please Post by: colwynbay caravans on April 16, 2017, 07:32:03 PM It will be very nice for you if it does make it unique, so keep your fingers crossed. [/quote yes if nothing ells its kept my busy for a few hrs looking on line what i need is a professional coin collector ::) i enjoy detecting but i am no coin expert ??? Title: Re: help on gold sov please Post by: The Doc on April 16, 2017, 08:44:44 PM Can you add pictures of the coin please?
Title: Re: help on gold sov please Post by: colwynbay caravans on April 16, 2017, 08:51:49 PM hi just on it cheers
Title: Re: help on gold sov please Post by: wet feet again on April 17, 2017, 09:30:28 AM Hi Anthony
could it be a two pounds coin spink 3798 great find Title: Re: help on gold sov please Post by: Neil on April 17, 2017, 06:25:33 PM Be interesting to see the coin - sounds very intriguing.
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