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Rare Plain Edge Silver Proof Victoria Gothic Crown of 1847
Victoria (1837-1901), silver Proof Gothic Crown, 1847, plain edge, struck in sterling silver, engraved by William Wyon, crowned gothic style bust left, small ww incuse on truncation, trefoil and arc border, legend in lower case Gothic lettering both sides, Victoria dei gratia britanniar. Reg: f: d. rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, emblems in angles, garter star at centre, w incuse on inner border either dies of top crown, date in roman numerals in lower right of legend which commences in upper left quarter, U over inverted n in second word, m over inverted m in dom, tueatur unita deus anno dom mdcccxlvii, edge plain, weight 27.97g (Bull 2578/2579; Davies 471; L&S 58; ESC 291; S.3883). Toned, with a few spots and some hairlines, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as PF60.
NGC certification 4862558-007 – the label suggests the coin is pure silver because of the U over n, but this coin was specific gravity tested before it was slabbed and it was sterling silver content.
One of the most spectacular designs for a silver coin in the entire British Milled series the Proof Gothic Crowns with lettered edge were limited to a mintage of only 8,000 pieces. The plain edge pieces were struck in a much more limited quantity and either in sterling silver as we have herewith or pure silver. The plain edge version is rare compared to the common lettered edge. William Wyon (1795-1851) was the Royal Academy engraver responsible and was at the peak of his career having also designed the equally impressive gold "Una and the Lion" Five Pound pieces dated 1839 also in Roman numerals.
Provenance:
Ex Ira and Larry Goldberg, USA, Auction 11, 1st October 2001, lot 1665.
Victoria (1837-1901), silver Proof Gothic Crown, 1847, plain edge, struck in sterling silver, engraved by William Wyon, crowned gothic style bust left, small ww incuse on truncation, trefoil and arc border, legend in lower case Gothic lettering both sides, Victoria dei gratia britanniar. Reg: f: d. rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, emblems in angles, garter star at centre, w incuse on inner border either dies of top crown, date in roman numerals in lower right of legend which commences in upper left quarter, U over inverted n in second word, m over inverted m in dom, tueatur unita deus anno dom mdcccxlvii, edge plain, weight 27.97g (Bull 2578/2579; Davies 471; L&S 58; ESC 291; S.3883). Toned, with a few spots and some hairlines, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as PF60.
NGC certification 4862558-007 – the label suggests the coin is pure silver because of the U over n, but this coin was specific gravity tested before it was slabbed and it was sterling silver content.
One of the most spectacular designs for a silver coin in the entire British Milled series the Proof Gothic Crowns with lettered edge were limited to a mintage of only 8,000 pieces. The plain edge pieces were struck in a much more limited quantity and either in sterling silver as we have herewith or pure silver. The plain edge version is rare compared to the common lettered edge. William Wyon (1795-1851) was the Royal Academy engraver responsible and was at the peak of his career having also designed the equally impressive gold "Una and the Lion" Five Pound pieces dated 1839 also in Roman numerals.
Provenance:
Ex Ira and Larry Goldberg, USA, Auction 11, 1st October 2001, lot 1665.