Sold
£6,000
Est.
£6,500
- £8,000
Live Auction
COINS OF THE REALM AUCTION 12
Live bidding began
Apr 11, 2021 at 3 PM BST
Size
Diameter 39mm, Weight 28.3g, Silver
Category
Description
GREAT BRITAIN:(1837-1901) Queen Victoria Plain edge Proof, Gothic Crown, 1847, Pure Silver Type. N/U . Bull - 2578. Obverse: Engraved by William Wyon , Crowned Gothic style bust left, small W.W on truncation, trefoil and arc border, legend in in gothic lower case font reads “VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR REG FD. Crowned cruciform shields, emblems in angles, garter star at centre, w.w. incuse either side of the top crown, date in roman numerals in lower right of script, legend surrounds from upper left quarter as TUEATUR UNITA DEUS ANNO DOM MDCCCXLVII, N over inverted N in UNITA, edge plain (S.3883; ESC. 291B; Bull 2578). Graded by NGC PF53. This coin is far rarer than some suggest - in the 'English Silver Coinage' book by Alan Rayner it's graded as R6. A rare opportunity to buy this super rare example of a much loved and sought after coin!
Condition
Graded by NGC PF53
Signature
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Quantity
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