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Victoria gold "Female School of Art" Prize Medal 1878-Dated MS62 Deep Prooflike NGC, 46mm. 59.25gm. By William Wyon. Awarded to Ann E. Hopkinson in 1878 (this edge inscription not visible within the holder), a large-size gold prize Medal engraved by the talented W. Wyon and supposedly presented by Victoria herself. Weighing almost 2 oz, this would have been quite the prize! Absent from the major reference works of British medals and with seemingly no comparable examples coming to auction in recent years, this is an extremely rare type and likely one of just a few extant. Beautifully preserved, with flashy prooflike surfaces with far fewer contact marks than the grade would suggest. Accompanied by its original leather box of issue.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-victoria-gold-female-school-of-art-prize-medal-1878-dated-ms62-deep-prooflike-ngc-/a/3075-32247.s?type=CoinArchives3075
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 6000-8000 USD
Victoria gold "Female School of Art" Prize Medal 1878-Dated MS62 Deep Prooflike NGC, 46mm. 59.25gm. By William Wyon. Awarded to Ann E. Hopkinson in 1878 (this edge inscription not visible within the holder), a large-size gold prize Medal engraved by the talented W. Wyon and supposedly presented by Victoria herself. Weighing almost 2 oz, this would have been quite the prize! Absent from the major reference works of British medals and with seemingly no comparable examples coming to auction in recent years, this is an extremely rare type and likely one of just a few extant. Beautifully preserved, with flashy prooflike surfaces with far fewer contact marks than the grade would suggest. Accompanied by its original leather box of issue.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-victoria-gold-female-school-of-art-prize-medal-1878-dated-ms62-deep-prooflike-ngc-/a/3075-32247.s?type=CoinArchives3075
HID02906262019
© 2019 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD