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GOLD “ANSELL RIBBON” SOVEREIGN 1859
Victoria, Hanover Queen, 1837-1901
Young Head, second style, “WW” incuse. A lustrous and pleasing example of this famous variant por-
trait, struck as an experiment using so-called “brittle gold”.
S-3852E. PCGS-graded AU58.
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GOLD SOVEREIGN 1863
Victoria, Hanover Queen, 1837-1901
With the important die-number 827 bold on truncation. Reverse die #22. Lustrous and sharp in strike.
One of the finest known examples of one of the rarest of all varieties of Victoria’s sovereigns.
S-3853A. PCGS-graded AU55.
270
GOLD SOVEREIGN 1871
Victoria, Hanover Queen, 1837-1901
Young Head. “WW” in relief. Shield reverse. Die #28. A truly extraordinary specimen with a full strike
and a prooflike obverse.
S-3853B. PCGS-graded MS65.