1838 Gold Proof Sovereign, W and R 300, NGC Graded PF63 Ultra Cameo.

NGC Authenticated and Graded PF63 Ultra Cameo.

Mintage: Unknown Pattern Sovereign, very few.

Edge: Plain

Weight: 7.53 grams

Variety: Coin Alignment

Recorded under 'Spink' as 22B with an R6 Extremely rare rating.

Also recorded as Number 300 in 'English Pattern Trial and Proof Coins in Gold' by Wilson and Rasmussen as rarity 4.

Obverse: Large young head to left, hair bound by plain double fillet and with an extra curl of hair in front of ear, W.W. Raised on truncation, date 1839 below.

Legend: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA

Reverse: Broader crowned square topped shield within Laurel branches, two Laurel leaves at tips of wreath, emblem of rose, thistle and shamrock below with small rose either side.

Legend: BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:

Inverted Die Axis (Coin Alignment) type, seems much rarer in existing high grade examples.

By: William Wyon.

This design was adopted as the currency issue.

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