Victoria 1844 Half-Sovereign from the Schiehallion wreck Isle of Wight 1879 struck a little off-centre otherwise

struck a little off-centre otherwise almost very fine

a Gallic shield behind

peacock right

With a rather austere portrait

Victoria 1844 Half-Sovereign from the Schiehallion wreck Isle of Wight 1879 struck a little off-centre otherwiseVictoria (1837 1901), gold Half Sovereign, 1844, Schiehallion shipwreck, first young head left, type A1, date below, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, toothed border around rim both sides, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms in frame, BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF: weight 3. 95g (Hill 418; S. 3859). Very fine with natural corrosion, ex Schiehallion shipwreck piece, graded by NGC as VF details from saltwater damage.