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Auction: 25005 - The Carrington and Pallas Collections of Exceptional English and Anglo-Gallic Gold Coins and Proof Sets
Lot: 435

(g) NGC PF63+ UCAM | Victoria (1837-1901), 'Old Head' Proof Half-Sovereign, 1893, by Thomas Brock and Benedetto Pistrucci, old head left, rev. St George and Dragon, edge milled, 3.974g, 12h (W&R 363; Marsh 488A; EGC II, 1390; S.3878), light speckling and haziness, otherwise brilliant uncirculated, a delightful specimen, only 773 pieces struck, in NGC Black 'Pallas' holder graded PF63+ ULTRA CAMEO (Cert. #8534314-019)

Provenance

The "Pallas" Collection of English Coins


Seaby, by private treaty (ref. 792015), 13 November 1979 - £410


SCMB, December 1979, A1338* - "nearly FDC, brilliant" - £430


Purchased by Seaby (ref. 792015), 1979 - £350



https://www.ngccoin.uk/certlookup/8534314-019/63/

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Sold for
£2,500

Starting price
£800