Victoria 1848 Sovereign, XF40, 1st young head rarity Toned with a few tiny

Toned with a few tiny flecks

a superb example and a rarer die combination

00g (Bentley 591

fleur on each cusp

93g (WR 362

Victoria 1848 Sovereign, XF40, 1st young head rarity Toned with a few tinyVictoria (1837 1901), gold Sovereign, 1848, first young filleted head left, W. W. raised 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 (Bentley 55; Marsh 31A R2; S. 3852). Toned and worn on the high points,