Watch List notes:

Great Britain. Proof Gothic Crown, 1847. S.3883; Dav-106; ESC-288; KM-744. Victoria. By William Wyon. Obverse, crowned bust of Queen left VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR. REG: F:D. in Gothic script. Reverse; Inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, emblems in angles, TUEATUR UNITA DEUS ANNO DOM MDCCCCXLVII, edge with rose and crown stops DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI UNDECIMO in inverted raised letters. This is an exceptional gem mint state specimen with a light pastel grey- blue toning and exquisite razor sharp detail, so rarely seen on the heraldic devices (notably the lions passant) and the queen's portrait. NGC graded Proof 64. WINGS. Estimate Value $10,000 - 12,000
*It is evident that although several thousand examples of this magnificent coin were minted in the two years 1847 and 1853 (there were only a few patterns produced in 1846) very few have survived in pristine condition. It is unusual to find a specimen so sharply struck as this example, and the coin type is a 'must have' for any advanced collector of British coinage.
It is unlikely that the Gothic Crown was ever intended for use as general currency and although it is now feted as 'Britain's most beautiful silver coin' it was probably issued in 1847 as a 'test piece' to ascertain public reaction to the proposed 'Gothic florin' design which saw commercial service as a (popular) currency item from 1851 to 1887.