Watch List notes:

Victoria, sovereign, 1870, die no. 1, WW in relief, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3853B), very fine, reverse better, rare This die number with the WW on the truncation in relief is not represented in the Bentley collection – this variety of 1870 sovereign starts in his collection with die number 80. However, there was a proof example of this type in the collection – see lot 213, Bentley collection, Baldwin's Auctions, 8 May 2012 and the footnote to lot 1128, Bentley collection, Baldwin's Auctions, 8 May 2013.

Estimate: £300-400