Victoria. Halfcrown. 1845. #sherborne Engraved by Allan Wyon

Engraved by Allan Wyon

otherwise almost uncirculated

Apart from flatness to strike on edge

Creased abt fine

Prow of galley with I above

Victoria. Halfcrown. 1845. #sherborne Engraved by Allan WyonThis excellent example has been slabbed and graded by NGC, as AU Details Rim Filing. My comments: I would grade this coin as Near extremely fine extremely fine. The 'Rim filing' appears to refer to the removal tidying of excess metal from the minting process. This is hardly noticeable, but you can see evidence at the C in VICTORIA. Whereas I think my grade is fair, the grade attributed by NGC is the one that will be recognised by customers and auction