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ANA Signature Sale 3075 15 Aug 2019
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Victoria "Specimen" Crown 1844 SP62 PCGS, KM741, S-3882, ESC-2563 (R6). Incorrect ESC number on the holder. Although marked as a 'Specimen', this rarity is technically a Proof of Record. In 1800, an act was passed to reiterate the union of Great Britain, and among its tenets was a provision to create a small number of coins in Proof state to serve as a record of the coinage denominations in years when Proofs were not made for sale to collectors. Thus the Proof sets of 1821, 1826, 1831, 1839, 1887, 1893, etc., are not Proofs of Record, while the other dates of the 19th century fall into this category as these coins were not made for persons but rather for sale to museums which subscribed to the provisions of the act. The present offering boasts exquisite sharpness to the obverse depiction of Victoria, some striking softness to the reverse but nothing major. From its lack of actual wear or contact marks, its grade seems unusually conservative. Faint reflectivity resides in the fields overlaid with golden-blue hues, transforming the seemingly uniform dove-gray tone into color when tilted in the light. The last example of this rarity we handled was graded PR62 and sold for $23,000 in our April 2012 sale.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-victoria-specimen-crown-1844-sp62-pcgs-/a/3075-32235.s?type=CoinArchives3075
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 9000-11000 USD
Victoria "Specimen" Crown 1844 SP62 PCGS, KM741, S-3882, ESC-2563 (R6). Incorrect ESC number on the holder. Although marked as a 'Specimen', this rarity is technically a Proof of Record. In 1800, an act was passed to reiterate the union of Great Britain, and among its tenets was a provision to create a small number of coins in Proof state to serve as a record of the coinage denominations in years when Proofs were not made for sale to collectors. Thus the Proof sets of 1821, 1826, 1831, 1839, 1887, 1893, etc., are not Proofs of Record, while the other dates of the 19th century fall into this category as these coins were not made for persons but rather for sale to museums which subscribed to the provisions of the act. The present offering boasts exquisite sharpness to the obverse depiction of Victoria, some striking softness to the reverse but nothing major. From its lack of actual wear or contact marks, its grade seems unusually conservative. Faint reflectivity resides in the fields overlaid with golden-blue hues, transforming the seemingly uniform dove-gray tone into color when tilted in the light. The last example of this rarity we handled was graded PR62 and sold for $23,000 in our April 2012 sale.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-victoria-specimen-crown-1844-sp62-pcgs-/a/3075-32235.s?type=CoinArchives3075
HID02906262019
© 2019 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 9000-11000 USD