Lot 1319
Great Britain. 2 Pounds, 1887. Victoria Jubilee Head. S-3865. Fr-391; KM-768 Superb Choice BU, lovely original color, very close to Gem. An excellent "sample" of what was probably the largest circulating gold coin of its day, for few "big fivers" were actually used by the public in commercial transactions. Most goods and services of Victorian England were reckoned or counted in pennies, sometimes in shillings, but rarely in gold pounds. This coin, in its day, represented the average person's income for weeks, if not months, of labor. Few were saved in pristine condition. PCGS graded MS-64.
Estimated Value $800 - 900.
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| Realized $891 |
