Lot 334
Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1857. Victoria Young Head. S-3859; Fr-389b; KM-735.1. A beautiful example, having prooflike fields, which is most unusual. This coin was obtained in 1981, and no finer 1857 was ever found. Its Spink catalogue value is most misleading, as this date is extremely rare in this condition! Probably as appealing an example as can be found in Mint State of the so-called "first head," the earlier style of this royal portrait, which is slightly more compact and, some might say, more finely engraved than later issues. PCGS graded MS-63.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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