Triton XIV, Lot: 1669. Estimate $3000. Sold for $2800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. AR Pattern Florin. Proof Gothic type. London mint. Dated mdccclxvii (1867). Victoria d : g : britt : reg : f : d : mdccclxvii (in Blackletter [Gothic script]), crowned Gothic B3 bust left; W W below bust / tueatur unita deus anno mdcccxlvii (in Blackletter [Gothic script]), crowned cruciform coats-of-arms of England, Scotland, and Ireland around central flower; rose, thistle, and shamrock in quarters composed of arches ending in lis. Edge: straight grained. ESC 831; SCBC 3893. In NGC slab graded PF 64, attractively toned. Very rare.

From the Patrick H. C. Tan Collection. Ex St. James 7 (8 February 2008), lot 476.