CNG 97, Lot: 1045. Estimate $3000. Sold for $6500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. Proof AR Crown (39mm, 28.37 g, 12h). Young head coinage, ‘gothic’ type. London mint. Dually dated 1847 (in Roman numerals) and RY UNDECIMO. Crowned and mantled bust left / Crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around Order of the Garter within collar; rose, thistle, and shamrock in quarters composed of arches ending in lis. ESC 288; SCBC 3883. In NGC encapsulation graded PF 62. Toned. Good eye appeal.

From the D.F. Alder Collection, purchased from L.S. Forrer, 1948.