The Hammersley Collection of Exceptional British Milled Sovereigns

Victoria (1837-1901), Sovereign, 1843 [3 over 2 in date]

victoria dei gratia

bare head left, hair bound up by two fillets, date below truncation

BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID : DEF :

Crowned shield of arms, two tied laurel branches around

Milled edge, 7.98g/6h (Marsh 26B; EGC 1065; Bentley 44, this coin; S 3852)

Bagmarks, otherwise better than extremely fine with bright, reflective fields; the overdate clear and extremely rare [Graded NGC MS 61] £1,500-£1,800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Hammersley Collection of Exceptional British Milled Sovereigns.

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Bentley Collection, Part 1, Baldwin Auction 73, 8 May 2012, lot 44 [from Spink 2001]

Previously graded PCGS MS 62 [206953.62/28465192]