Choice Proof Gothic Crown

Triton XVI, Lot: 1595. Estimate $4000. Sold for $7500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. Proof AR Crown (39mm, , 6h). Young head coinage. London mint. Dually-dated RY undecimo and 1847 in Roman numerals. Victoria dei gratia britannar · reg : f : d · (in Blackletter [Gothic script]), crowned and mantled bust left / tueatur unita deus anno mdcccxlvii (in Blackletter [Gothic script]), crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around central Garter Star; rose, thistle and shamrock in quarters. Edge: (crown) decus | (rose) et (rose) tutamen (rose) anno (rose) regni (trace of rose) | undecimo. L&S type 57; ESC 288; MCE 1158; SCBC 3883. In NGC encapsulation graded PF 64.