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VICTORIA 1872 GOLD SOVEREIGN EX. DOURO SHIPWRECK & BENTLEY COLLECTION

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Code: 10451



Victoria Gold Sovereign, 1872
Die number 2
Obverse: Third young head facing left, W.W. in relief on truncation, date below, 1872.
Reverse: Crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, die number 2 below, emblems below this.
S.3853B, Marsh 56
Has been slabbed and graded by PCGS as MS 62, with the Bentley Collection Die 2 designated on the label. 
PCGS Certification number: 206984.62/81260833

Provenance:
Ex. RMS Douro Shipwreck Cargo
Ex. Spink Auction 118, 20th-21st November 1996 lot (1383pt).
Ex. The Bentley Collection Of British Gold Sovereigns, Part II, 27th September 2012 lot (578) Sold via Baldwin’s of London.