Losnummer 496. (g) Victoria (1837-1901), 'Shieldback' Sovereign, 1843, Roman I in Date, Type IA, first small young head left, W.W. raised on truncation, rev. "Open First N" and Broken Serif in Second I in BRITANNIARUM, crowned 'normal' shield in wreath, edge milled, 7.95g, 6h (MCE 503 variety; Marsh 26C; EGC II, 1064; S.3852), lightly polished with sporadic scratch and bagmarks in fields, otherwise residually lustrous, uniformly bold for strike, very fine or marginally better, the variety clear and extremely rare. Estimate: £500 - £800