Victoria gold Proof 5 Pounds 1887 PR66 Ultra Cameo NGC, KM769, S-3864. Mintage: 797. A phenomenal specimen, one which defies all logic in its existence. How can a coin of this age have survived without so much as a significant hairline or contact mark or any evidence of handling whatsoever? Its fields positively glowing with reflectivity, fully glassy and undulled by time, Victoria's portrait elegantly frosted in line with its 'ultra cameo' classification. Although the Queen was displeased with her jubilee portrait at the time, it is depicted here in superior quality and indeed it is hard to find it anything but beautiful when represented in such high quality in this elite metal. With just one PR66+ of this type in PCGS's database and none graded higher, it is safe to say that the present offering represents near-perfection for issue and a covetable offering indeed.

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