CNG 106, Lot: 1142. Estimate $2000. Sold for $3500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. Proof AR Crown (37mm, 28.25 g, 6h). 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; rose, thistle, and shamrock in quarters composed of arches ending in lis. ESC 288; SCBC 3883. Proof, light iridescent toning, light hairlines and scattered handling marks.

From the RAJ Collection, purchased from Stephen Harvey, 1988.