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Victoria Proof 1/2 Crown 1885 PR67 PCGS, KM756, S-3889, ESC-2766 (R3). The single finest graded example of this Proof rarity by either PCGS or NGC, with just one other example of this Proof of Record has been certified altogether, a PR65 PCGS example which we sold at our August 2017 sale for $9,500 hammer. Even then we stated that just two had been certified, and two years on it would appear that no other examples have been submitted. In this climate of appreciation for high-grade British Proofs, this would suggest that perhaps this piece is rarer still than the R3 rating suggested by ESC. Absolutely outstanding in its eye appeal, this piece boasts vibrant golden tone to the obverse center fringed with a magenta band, meeting iridescent crescents of cobalt and seafoam at the peripheries. The reverse exhibits a more uniform steel-blue tone with isolated spears of violet breaking through. The strike is immaculate and its surfaces almost entirely free from marks; clearly this piece was produced to an impeccably high standard and subsequently looked after with loving care. Simply unbeatable, an elite Proof and likely conditionally unique.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-victoria-proof-1-2-crown-1885-pr67-pcgs-/a/3075-32232.s?type=CoinArchives3075
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 20000-25000 USD
Victoria Proof 1/2 Crown 1885 PR67 PCGS, KM756, S-3889, ESC-2766 (R3). The single finest graded example of this Proof rarity by either PCGS or NGC, with just one other example of this Proof of Record has been certified altogether, a PR65 PCGS example which we sold at our August 2017 sale for $9,500 hammer. Even then we stated that just two had been certified, and two years on it would appear that no other examples have been submitted. In this climate of appreciation for high-grade British Proofs, this would suggest that perhaps this piece is rarer still than the R3 rating suggested by ESC. Absolutely outstanding in its eye appeal, this piece boasts vibrant golden tone to the obverse center fringed with a magenta band, meeting iridescent crescents of cobalt and seafoam at the peripheries. The reverse exhibits a more uniform steel-blue tone with isolated spears of violet breaking through. The strike is immaculate and its surfaces almost entirely free from marks; clearly this piece was produced to an impeccably high standard and subsequently looked after with loving care. Simply unbeatable, an elite Proof and likely conditionally unique.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-victoria-proof-1-2-crown-1885-pr67-pcgs-/a/3075-32232.s?type=CoinArchives3075
HID02906262019
© 2019 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 20000-25000 USD