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Auction: 20004 - British Coins and Commemorative Medals: Spring Auction - conducted behind CLOSED DOORS
Lot: 402

Victoria (1837-1901), Proof Crown, 1839, by W Wyon, young head left, rev. en médaille, crowned shield within wreath, edge plain, 28.18g (L&S 38; ESC 2560 (279); S.3882), obverse slight wiped with contact marks in fields and on cheek, otherwise residually brilliant and lightly toned surfaces, almost extremely fine, rare

provenance
Sotheby, 16 April 1980, lot 411, wherein described: 'sometime cleaned' - £1,350

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Sold for
£5,500

Starting price
£3000