Lot 575
575
Victoria, pattern Sovereign, 1838, small young head left, plain fillets, W.W incuse on truncation, rose either side, rev. inverted, crowned shield within wreath, edge plain, 7.84g. (WR 299 R5), light scratch on bust and two tiny marks by mouth, with brilliant fields, otherwise as struck, extremely rare
Victoria, pattern Sovereign, 1838, small young head left, plain fillets, W.W incuse on truncation, rose either side, rev. inverted, crowned shield within wreath, edge plain, 7.84g. (WR 299 R5), light scratch on bust and two tiny marks by mouth, with brilliant fields, otherwise as struck, extremely rare

Details
Victoria, pattern Sovereign, 1838, small young head left, plain fillets, W.W incuse on truncation, rose either side, rev. inverted, crowned shield within wreath, edge plain, 7.84g. (WR 299 R5), light scratch on bust and two tiny marks by mouth, with brilliant fields, otherwise as struck, extremely rare
Provenance
Reginald Huth, Sotheby, 5 April 1927, lot 264
S A H Whetmore, Glendining, 24 March 1943, lot 114

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