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Victoria 1887-S Sovereign, Sydney, DISH S3, hooked J
Victoria (1837-1901), gold Sovereign, 1887-S, Sydney 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, narrower truncation, initials of engraver J Edgar Boehm, first abbreviated Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D:, rev. 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, weight 8.00g (DISH S3 R4; Hill 138B R4; Bull EGC 1563 R4; S.3868A). Perhaps once cleaned, toned with surface marks and nicks, rim nicks, very fine, reverse better, very rare.
Mintage circa 62,000.
The mintage is a mean average applied across each of the five known hooked J varieties of 1887 Sydney.
The Latin legend translates as "Victoria by the grace of God, Queen of the Britons, Defender of the Faith."
This variation, along with DISH varieties S4 and S5 is extremely hard to find. There was no example present in either the "Bentley Collection" sold at Baldwin 2012-13 or the "Quartermaster Collection" sold at Monetarium, Australia in 2009.
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