{"product_id":"sovereign-1887-sydney-arc-full-stops-proof-like-dish-s1-bi01982","title":"Sovereign 1887 Sydney, arc full stops, proof-like (DISH S1)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:10pt;\\'\"\u003eVictoria (1837-1901)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:10pt;\\'\"\u003e, gold Sovereign, 1887, Sydney, Australia Mint, a specimen strike struck with more care and attention, Golden Jubilee style bust facing left, small crown and veil on head, pearl earring and 13 pearl necklace, J.E.B. initials spread and raised on truncation with hooked J, stops in a curved arc, initials of engraver J Edgar Boehm, first abbreviated Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:10pt;\\'\"\u003erev. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:10pt;\\'\"\u003estruck en medaille, St George and dragon right, horse with short tail, broken lance to left on ground-line, tiny WWP under lance, initials of William Wellesley Pole, Master of Mint when design introduced, S mint mark at centre of ground-line, date in exergue, initials B.P to upper right, for engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, edge milled (DISH S1 R5; Marsh 138A; S.3868A). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\\'background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri;font-size:10pt;\\'\"\u003eStruck from the \"enhanced\" specimen dies with a high rim, with only the lightest of surface marks in the fields masking the proof-like background, a few other light hairlines or nicks otherwise good extremely fine and extremely rare, in our opinion the \"enhanced\" specimen pieces should be taken with a degree of rarity of R5.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sovereign Rarities Live","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42400410403041,"sku":"BI01982","price":6500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/5365\/3473\/products\/BI01982_0.jpg?v=1644042968","url":"https:\/\/www.sovr.co.uk\/products\/sovereign-1887-sydney-arc-full-stops-proof-like-dish-s1-bi01982","provider":"Sovereign Rarities Live","version":"1.0","type":"link"}