A very good example of this scarce issue
12h (BMC 157
gold premium proof two ounce of Two Hundred Pounds
laureate head right surrounded by eight buglers on horseback and the inscription ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FID DEF FIVE POUNDS rev
Victoria 1838 Sovereign, AU58, young head, 1st year A very good example ofVictoria (1837 1901), gold Sovereign, 1838, first young head left, W. W. raised on truncation for engraver William Wyon, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms within laurel wreath, emblems below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIARUM REGINIA FID: DEF:, edge milled, 7. 97g (Bentley 36; Marsh 22 R; S. 3852). Toned with light hairlines and surface marks, has been graded