Auction: 382 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale at NY INC
Lot: 342
Victoria (1837-1901), Proof 'Gothic' Crown, MDCCCXLVII [1847] UNDECIMO, by W Wyon, crowned 'Gothic' bust left, WW on truncation, crowned shields cruciform, raised lettered edge downwards, 28.17g, 6h (ESC 288; Bull 2571; Spink 3883), a scattering of contained small hairlines before bust, otherwise with a pleasing cabinet tone in hues of ochre and blue to brilliant surfaces beneath, virtually as struck, a coin with compelling eye appeal
Estimate
$20,000 to $25,000
Starting price
$12000