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Auction: 19006 - British, Indian and Islamic Coins: Autumn Auction
Lot: 425

Victoria (1837-1901), Proof Crown, 1839, young head left, rev. en médaille, crowned shield within wreath, edge plain (L&S 38; ESC 2560 (279); S.3882), once cleaned and bagmarked with some light rim bruising, nonetheless a bolder very fine, rare

Note similar 'pocket-piece' examples of this seminal Victorian Crown issue are to be found in the Pywell-Phillips collection (Spink 257, 30-31 October 2018, lot 561 - £4,000) and also in Spink 248, 25 September 2017, lot 975 - £2,800

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£3,500

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