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Victoria gold Proof 5 Pounds 1893 PR66 Ultra Cameo NGC, KM787, Fr-395, S-3872, W&R-287. By Thomas Brock. Struck in a Proof mintage of only 773 examples, the 5 Pounds of 1893 embodies all that collectors love about the higher-mintage circulation series. Representing the long-reigning monarch Victoria in her later years and the British Empire within just a few short decades of its largest territorial extent, its presentation in Proof brings a vastly amplified aesthetic experience, combining the appeal of low production figures with the visual excellence achieved by exacting production standards. If all this is true, then the present offering ranks in an even higher class of its own, preserving such a degree of its original appeal that it truly borders closely to an as-struck state. The fields, flashy yellow-gold mirrors that appear nearly jet-black head-on, carry marvelous reflectivity unencumbered by any easily traceable signs of contact. The frost over the devices is nothing less than complete, resulting in an exquisite cameo contrast that heightens the collectibility of this offering, simultaneously engendering a sense of top-notch preservation that other examples would be hard-pressed to match, much less exceed. This observation is confirmed by NGC's census, which, to date, shows only a single more highly certified example. Given the inclusion of this extremely popular type in the world-class Paramount Collection, we can think of no more fitting conditional state than that seen here, nearly without equal, and spectacular to say the least.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-victoria-gold-proof-5-pounds-1893-pr66-ultra-cameo-ngc-/a/3096-30329.s?type=CoinArchives3096
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Estimate: 60000-80000 USD
Victoria gold Proof 5 Pounds 1893 PR66 Ultra Cameo NGC, KM787, Fr-395, S-3872, W&R-287. By Thomas Brock. Struck in a Proof mintage of only 773 examples, the 5 Pounds of 1893 embodies all that collectors love about the higher-mintage circulation series. Representing the long-reigning monarch Victoria in her later years and the British Empire within just a few short decades of its largest territorial extent, its presentation in Proof brings a vastly amplified aesthetic experience, combining the appeal of low production figures with the visual excellence achieved by exacting production standards. If all this is true, then the present offering ranks in an even higher class of its own, preserving such a degree of its original appeal that it truly borders closely to an as-struck state. The fields, flashy yellow-gold mirrors that appear nearly jet-black head-on, carry marvelous reflectivity unencumbered by any easily traceable signs of contact. The frost over the devices is nothing less than complete, resulting in an exquisite cameo contrast that heightens the collectibility of this offering, simultaneously engendering a sense of top-notch preservation that other examples would be hard-pressed to match, much less exceed. This observation is confirmed by NGC's census, which, to date, shows only a single more highly certified example. Given the inclusion of this extremely popular type in the world-class Paramount Collection, we can think of no more fitting conditional state than that seen here, nearly without equal, and spectacular to say the least.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-victoria-gold-proof-5-pounds-1893-pr66-ultra-cameo-ngc-/a/3096-30329.s?type=CoinArchives3096
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 60000-80000 USD