Triton XIV, Lot: 1667. Estimate $7500. Sold for $20000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. AR Crown. Proof Gothic type. London mint. Dated mdcccxlvii (1847). Victoria dei gratia britannar · reg : f : d · (in Blackletter [Gothic script]), crowned Gothic bust left / tueatur unita deus anno mdcccxlvii (in Blackletter [Gothic script]), crowned cruciform coats-of-arms of England, Scotland, and Ireland around central Garter Star; rose, thistle and shamrock in quarters composed of arches ending in lis. Edge: Plain. L&S type 58; ESC 291; SCBC 3883. In PCGS slab graded PF 65 CAM, darkly toned with attractive mirror surfaces. Very rare, especially in this condition.

From the Patrick H. C. Tan Collection. Ex Dr. Robert Hesselgesser Collection (Goldberg 42, 24 September 2007), lot 454.