Mr T

Did anyone get a physical copy of the catalogue?

No images for me either - they return a 403 (Permission Denied).

Interesting, looking forward to taking a look. Do Sovereign Rarities do .pdf catalogues or will it all just be on their website?

Not my area of expertise but 5 over 6 looks like what it is.

Hoping to soon - still not showing at https://auctions.sovr.co.uk/upcoming-auctions though.

Oh, is he still working on that book? I think it was mentioned in Coin News a few times.

Oh, is he still working on that book? I think it was mentioned in Coin News a few times.

Upside down E seems most likely.

I don't keep tabs on all the repairs - too many - but they're good to know for die identification etc. Agree with T over T for the first - maybe T over I for the second but the I looks short?

Definitely a 4 over or under something - upside down 5 seems possible but what a mess they made of that digit.

No idea offhand, but https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces316623.html says that pieces were struck in the name of William, not William II, so it seems a little difficult to correctly attribute them.

Ah, thank you! Yes, it was the Verene Collection: https://www.noble.com.au/auctions/lot?id=450665 I remember quite a few items of interest in that auction.

Page 22 of the February 2025 Coin News mentions a previously unknown pattern 1887 sovereign sold in 2022 - does anyone know which one this is? I have a few different 1887 pattern sovereign types recorded but the article didn't go into specifics.

Do you have a picture of the whole coin? Or will it be in the auction catalogue. I got another email looking for more consignments so hopefully not far away now.

Not sure - but the pattern does look a bit odd.