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Victoria 1887 M Sovereign DISH M2 R5
Victoria (1837-1901), gold Sovereign, 1887, Melbourne, 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 higher and raised on truncation with hooked J, 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, M mint mark at centre of ground-line, date in exergue, initials B.P to upper right, for engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, edge milled, weight 7.99g (DISH M2 R5; Marsh 131A; S.3867). A few light surface marks, otherwise toned, good very fine to almost extremely fine and extremely rare.
The DISH M2 variety represents an estimated average of just 4.75% of the jubilee head output for the year. There was an example in the "Bentley Collection," lot 788 sold at Baldwin, but no example in the "Quartermaster Collection" sold at Monetarium Australia in 2009. We emphasise this is a very hard coin to find, this being the first we have offered since the David Iverson Collection last year.