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HI31763

Victoria 1887-S Sovereign Sydney Mint, DISH S4 R4, PCGS MS61

Regular price £1,875
Regular price Sale price £1,875

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; Hill 138C R4; Bull EGC 1564 R4; S.3868A).A few light surface marks and hairlines, has been graded and slabbed by PCGS as MS61, very rare amongst the finest examples of the small handful known of this variety.

PCGS certification 652525.61/35616340 labelled as 1st obverse small spread JEB. Recently reduced in price from £2,250.

Calendar year mintage c.62,000

The Latin legends translates on obverse as "Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the Britain's, Defender of the Faith."

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