Victoria silver Proof Pattern "Gothic" Florin 1848 PR64 Cameo NGC, KM745, S-3890, ESC-886. By W. Wyon and W. Dyce. The very scarce prior-year pattern for the 1849 'Godless' Florin, so called for its omission of 'Dei Gratia' on the obverse, featuring the adopted reverse design by Dyce. Immaculately crafted leaving a luxurious layer of frost to Victoria's debut 'Gothic' portrait, its fields behind bright and flashy, the entirety overlaid by a smokey patina bursting with cobalt splashes and golden reds; the reverse designs are primarily dove gray, the few bare areas of field flashing with a deep aurous tone. Simply gorgeous to behold, a beautiful pattern in lofty near-gem grade. From the Lake County Collection

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