Victoria 1850 Gold Sovereign Inverted A for V Equal-finest PCGS AU55 - R4 in Marsh, ex-Bentley Collection

UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901.
Gold Sovereign, 1850. London. Inverted A for V.
Second young head of Victoria facing left, hair tied in fillet; date below truncation; VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, with inverted A for V. / Crowned shield within wreath; thistle, rose and shamrock below; BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:.

The inverted A used in place of V gives this 1850 Sovereign particular appeal as a distinctive Victorian lettering error. Rated R4 in Marsh, with an estimated eleven to twenty survivors, the variety is seldom encountered. Graded PCGS AU55, the present example is one of two equal-finest certified by PCGS, combining considerable rarity with a desirable state of preservation.

In secure plastic holder, graded PCGS AU55 , certification number 17240716.

R4 in Marsh, 11-20 examples estimated to have survived, ex-Bentley Collection.

PCGS population in this grade: 2, equal-finest graded.
Reference: Marsh-33A; S-3852C
Weight: 7.9881g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)
Diameter: 22mm.
Composition: 917/1000 Gold.

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