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
