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Auction: 24005 - The Official Coinex Auction of Ancient, British and World Coins
Lot: 495

(g) Victoria (1837-1901), 'Shieldback' Sovereign, 1838, first young head left, with two plain fillets, raised W.W. on truncation, rev. 'normal' shield in wreath, edge milled, 7.98g, 6h (Bentley 36; Marsh 22; S.3852), brighter and bagmarked to portrait, otherwise residually lustrous, a pleasing very fine, the sought-after first year of issue, rare thus

Provenance

Royal Mint Collectors' Division, by private treaty (ref. HISC0015), 28 January 2017

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Sold for
£1,900

Starting price
£1200