MS63 | Victoria (1837-1901), silver Crown, 1847, young filleted head left, date below, legend and toothed surrounding, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms within wreath, emblems below, BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:, edge dated and inscribed with incuse lettering and cinquefoil stops, DECUS ET TUTAMEN* ANNO REGNI XI* (Bull 2567; Davies 435; ESC 286; S.3882). Toned with a few hairline marks, has been graded by NGC as MS63.

NGC Certification 1846737-009.

The Latin legends translates on obverse as "Victoria by the Grace of God," and on the reverse "Queen of the Britain's, Defender of the Faith." The legend on the edge translates as "An ornament and a safeguard in the eleventh year of her reign."

Provenance:
Ex Cheshire Collection, Goldberg Auction 31, Los Angeles, 30th May 2005, lot 2722.

(£2,500-£3,000)