Victoria 1849 Gold Half-Sovereign PCGS AU58

UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901.
Gold Half-Sovereign, 1849. London.
First small young head of Victoria facing left, hair tied in fillet; date below truncation; VICTORIA DEI GRATIA. / Crowned embellished shield-of-arms; BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:.

Victoria’s small young-head portrait and the ornate crowned shield make an appealing pairing on this early Victorian Half-Sovereign. Graded PCGS AU58, the present example offers preservation approaching Mint State and is the sole specimen recorded at this grade, with seventeen certified finer.

In secure plastic holder, graded PCGS AU58 , certification number 36327298.

PCGS population in this grade: 1.
PCGS population in higher grade: 17.
Reference: Fr-389b; KM-735.1; Marsh-423; S-3859
Weight: 3.99g. (AGW=0.1176 oz.)
Diameter: 19mm.
Mintage: 845,112.
Composition: 917/1000 Gold.

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