The Hammersley Collection of Exceptional British Milled Sovereigns

Victoria (1837-1901), Sovereign, 1848 [Type 1]

victoria dei gratia

first small, bare head left, hair bound up by two fillets, date below truncation

BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID : DEF :

Crowned shield of arms, two tied laurel branches around

Milled edge, 7.98g/6h (Marsh 31A; EGC 1086; Bentley 55, this coin; S 3852)

Extremely fine or a little better, attractive uniform colour; extremely rare, particularly so well preserved [Graded NGC MS 61] £6,000-£8,000

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

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Bentley Collection, Part 1, Baldwin Auction 73, 8 May 2012, lot 55 [from Spink 2001]