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Sale 108
Lot 1111
Victoria (1837-1901). Pattern silver Crown, dated 1837, struck circa 1893 after a design by Joseph Bonomi for J Rochelle Thomas, struck by T Pinches Birmingham, Egyptian style diademed head of Queen left with incuse outline, incuse date either side of base of neck, incuse legend VICTORIA REG DEI GRA, outer border of stars raised in incuse border both sides, Rev. standing figure of Britannia as Minerva right with incuse outline, holding winged Victory in outstretched hand, with trident and shield, shield with raised lettering on border, DECUS ET TUTAMEN, incuse legend vertically in four lines, BRITT / MINERVA / VICTRIX / FID DEF, edge plain apart from number incuse "T-29" (Bull 2612 R2; ESC 320; L&S 1). Has been graded and slabbed by NGC as MS64+, one of ten graded with three higher; PCGS for comparison seem to have only graded one lesser piece, rare. Estimate Value $13,000 - UP
NGC certification 4864281-002. The "Bonomi patterns" were produced for the coin dealer J Rochelle Thomas in 1893 from original designs suggested by Joseph Bonomi printed in the Proceedings of the Numismatic Society of London in November 1837. The full text of the original advertising was reproduced by Howard Linecar and Alexander Stone in their publication "English Proof and Pattern Crown Size Pieces," pages 76-80 where all the varieties are catalogued and the quantities struck are shown. The most prolific is the silver version of which 150 were struck with each individually numbered on the edge like we have demonstrated here as "T-29.".
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