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Auction 8  15 Feb 2023
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Lot 94

Starting price: 360 GBP
Price realized: 440 GBP
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Victoria (1837-1901), gold Sovereign, 1855, second young filleted head left, W.W. incuse on truncation for engraver William Wyon, date below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, laurel wreath surrounding, emblems below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:, edge milled, 7.96g (Bentley 72; Marsh 38; S.3852C). An excellent example retaining near full mint lustre, once lightly cleaned on obverse, graded by NGC as UNC Details (Obv Cleaned).

NGC Certification 6380584-006

Calendar year mintage 8,448,482.

The Latin legends translates on obverse as "Victoria by the Grace of God," and on the reverse "Queen of the Britons, Defender of the Faith."
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