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Auction: 25005 - The Carrington and Pallas Collections of Exceptional English and Anglo-Gallic Gold Coins and Proof Sets
Lot: 333

(g) Exclusive Royal Presentation Set for Queen Victoria's Golden and Diamond Jubilees and the Coronation of His Majesty King Edward VII (14) | including, 'Golden Jubilee', Currency Specimen Set, 1887 (11), Five-Pounds to Half-Sovereign, Crown to Threepence (S.PS5), Five-Pounds to Sovereign struck from early dies and thus with a brilliance to fields, yet all with heavy hairlines, more so to higher two denominations, the Half-Sovereign with a pleasing lustre, extremely fine to as struck, the Crown and Double-Florin with softness to portraits, otherwise toned and flashy lustre to reverse, extremely fine, the rest with pleasing blue toning to lustrous and frosty-silver surfaces, much as struck; and Golden Jubilee of Victoria, Official 'Large' AR Medal, by J. E. Boehm for the Royal Mint, 1887, VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX, crowned and veiled bust left, rev. IN . COMMEMORATION, enthroned figure of Empire, facing, flanked by standing figures of Science, Letters and Art, opposite those of Industry and Agriculture. At their feet, below Empire, are Mercury, reclining, and Time. Above, two cherubs displaying shields, five linked shields, inscribed ASIA AMERICA EUROPE AUSTRALASIA and AFRICA in exergue, 221.00g, 77mm (Eimer 1733; BHM 3219), some dragged pinmarks and hairlines to fields, touch of softness upon highest points of portrait, otherwise brilliant and with a hint of tone to the peripheries, good extremely fine; and Diamond Jubilee of Victoria, Official 'Large' AR Medal, 1897, by G. W. de Saulles after T. Brock for the Royal Mint, VICTORIA ANNVM REGNI SEXAGESIMVM FELICITER CLADVIT XX, draped and diademed bust left, rev. LONGITVDO SIERVM ET IN SINISTRA EIVS GLORIA, young head left, dividing inscription, 1837 below, edge plain, 56mm, 84.70g, (Eimer 1817b; BHM 3506), much as struck; and Coronation of Edward VII, Official 'Large' AR Coronation Medal, 1902 by G. W. de Saulles for the Royal Mint, EDWARD VII CROWNED 9. AUGUST 1902, crowned and draped bust right, rev. ALEXANDRA QUEEN CONSORT., crowned and draped bust right, below on banner 9. AUG. 1902, 85.98g, 56mm (Eimer 1871; BHM 3737), minor pinmark traces to reverse, otherwise much as struck. Uniquely presented in custom-made contemporary red leather case, with signs of use to exterior otherwise in full working order (14)

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Estimate
£8,000 to £10,000

Starting price
£7000