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Sovereign 1887 Sydney, closer JEB on wide truncation (DISH S4)

Victoria (1837-1901), gold Sovereign, 1887, Sydney, Australia Mint, Golden Jubilee style bust facing left, small crown and veil on head, pearl earring and 13 pearl necklace, J.E.B. initials closer and raised on truncation with hooked J, wider truncation, initials of engraver J Edgar Boehm, first abbreviated Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D: rev. struck 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 S4 R4; Marsh 138A; S.3868A). A few light surface marks, almost extremely fine and very rare.

This variation exists in physically very small numbers and there was another example in the "Quartermaster Collection" lot 125 sold at Monetarium in Australia in 2009; this example would seem to be superior to that.

Sold as part of the David Iverson Collection on the 130th anniversary of the Jubilee head Sovereign - coin JH15

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