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CSNS Signature Sale 3073 25-26 & 29 Apr 2019
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Victoria gold Sovereign 1838 AU58 NGC, KM736.1, S-3852. The rare first date of issue for Victoria's Sovereign, unusually predating her coronation Proof set. Indeed, few of Victoria's coins bear the date 1838 at all, making this Sovereign an essential component to any dedicated Victorian collection. Difficult to obtain in any grade, let alone bordering Mint State such as this lofty example, exhibiting shallow wear to the Queen's young portrait as evidence of limited circulation but otherwise premium for the type. The reverse displays thoroughly attractive prooflike reflectivity behind the finely-engraved shield, the obverse toned to a decadent honey color in the center but with an outer ring of mint luster at the peripheries. Altogether a thoroughly enticing selection of early Victorian gold.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD
Victoria gold Sovereign 1838 AU58 NGC, KM736.1, S-3852. The rare first date of issue for Victoria's Sovereign, unusually predating her coronation Proof set. Indeed, few of Victoria's coins bear the date 1838 at all, making this Sovereign an essential component to any dedicated Victorian collection. Difficult to obtain in any grade, let alone bordering Mint State such as this lofty example, exhibiting shallow wear to the Queen's young portrait as evidence of limited circulation but otherwise premium for the type. The reverse displays thoroughly attractive prooflike reflectivity behind the finely-engraved shield, the obverse toned to a decadent honey color in the center but with an outer ring of mint luster at the peripheries. Altogether a thoroughly enticing selection of early Victorian gold.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD