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A Superb ‘Ansell’ Sovereign
Victoria (1837-1901), Sovereign, 1859 [Ansell Type]
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bare head left, hair bound up by two fillets, extra line depicted on lower fillet; date below truncation
BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID : DEF :
Crowned shield of arms, two tied laurel branches around
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Milled edge, 7.99g/6h (Marsh 42A; EGC 1132; Bentley 426; S 3852E)
Good very fine and evenly toned; a superb specimen of this very rare and important variant [Graded NGC AU 58] £4,000-£5,000
This item has been graded by NGC and has been awarded grade AU58.
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This lot is to be sold as part of a special collection, The Hammersley Collection of Exceptional British Milled Sovereigns.
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