Victoria 1843 Sovereign, narrow shield, XF Details, extremely rare

Victoria (1837-1901),gold Sovereign, 1843, narrow "shield" variety, first young filleted head left, W.W. raised on truncation for engraver William Wyon, date below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA,rev.crowned quartered shield of arms, more busy laurel wreath of 21 leaves surrounding, narrower bunched emblems below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF: (Bentley 45; Hill 26A R3; S.3852B).Toned, with heavy surface marks both sides, has been slabbed and harshly graded by NGC as XF details "cleaned", extremely rare.