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January Signature Sale 3089 21-22 Jan 2021
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Victoria gold Proof "St. George" Sovereign 1871 PR64 Ultra Cameo NGC, KM752, S-3856, W&R-319 (R7), Marsh-84A. Plain edge. Medal alignment. Large BP variety with recut WW initials on truncation. A painstakingly precise debut for Pistrucci's famous St. George reverse type employed on Victoria's sovereigns, and one which carefully captures the pinnacle of early Victorian die engraving. Each element of the design is lovingly rendered with thickly satin frost overlaying the stark relief of the devices, die polish lining the fields while perhaps only the most inconsequential of marks preclude what is otherwise a very nearly gem status. Although this particular subvariety may not be quite as exclusive as its R7 rating by Wilson and Rasmussen suggests--perhaps 10 to 15 known instead of 1-2--to say that its difficulty or desirability is at all diminished would not be to do the piece justice. Tied with the ex. Millennia, Terner example for the second finest certified, and notably missing from the Bentley Collection, the offering stands as a veritable treasure for its future owner.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-victoria-gold-proof-st-george-sovereign-1871-pr64-ultra-cameo-ngc-/a/3089-31236.s?type=CoinArchives3089
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Estimate: 12000-15000 USD
Victoria gold Proof "St. George" Sovereign 1871 PR64 Ultra Cameo NGC, KM752, S-3856, W&R-319 (R7), Marsh-84A. Plain edge. Medal alignment. Large BP variety with recut WW initials on truncation. A painstakingly precise debut for Pistrucci's famous St. George reverse type employed on Victoria's sovereigns, and one which carefully captures the pinnacle of early Victorian die engraving. Each element of the design is lovingly rendered with thickly satin frost overlaying the stark relief of the devices, die polish lining the fields while perhaps only the most inconsequential of marks preclude what is otherwise a very nearly gem status. Although this particular subvariety may not be quite as exclusive as its R7 rating by Wilson and Rasmussen suggests--perhaps 10 to 15 known instead of 1-2--to say that its difficulty or desirability is at all diminished would not be to do the piece justice. Tied with the ex. Millennia, Terner example for the second finest certified, and notably missing from the Bentley Collection, the offering stands as a veritable treasure for its future owner.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-victoria-gold-proof-st-george-sovereign-1871-pr64-ultra-cameo-ngc-/a/3089-31236.s?type=CoinArchives3089
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 12000-15000 USD