PF DETAILS | Victoria 1887 gold proof Sovereign
Victoria (1837-1901), gold proof Sovereign, 1887, Jubilee type crowned bust left, J.E.B. initials on truncation for engraver Joseph Edgar Boehm, angled J, VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:, rev. St. George and dragon right, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right of exergue; edge milled (WR 333; Bentley 322; Marsh 125E; S.3866B). Bright surfaces with hairlines, particularly on the obverse, otherwise a rare example with good proof brilliance, graded by NGC as Proof Details (Cleaned).
NGC Certification 6381609-017
Only 797 issued for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
The Latin legend translates as “Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the Britons, Defender of the Faith.”
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Starting price | 1'400 GBP |