Lot 1156
Great Britain. Pattern Sovereign, 1837. WR-298. DM-200. By William Wyon. Victoria, 1837-1901. "W.W." incuse; tiny roses to sides of date. The reverse shield by Merlen. Plain edge. Smaller young head left. Reverse; Crowned shield within filleted laurel wreath; rose, shamrock and thistle spray below. R6, extremely rare (only 3 to 5 known). The portrait of Victoria, as a young girl, is fairly well frosted, producing a pleasing cameo of the queen. The mirrors show a splendid brilliance, but there are a few tiny scratches in the obverse field and light scuffs on the portrait; the reverse is simply perfect. Finer than the Douglas-Morris plate coin! Pop 1; 1 in 63+; 1 in 64. Only 3 graded at NGC. NGC graded Proof 63 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $20,000 - UP
Struck in the year of Victoria's ascendancy, and one of only a few coins of her reign bearing this date.
Ex Dr Jacob Y. Terner Collection; Ex Goldberg 'Millennia' Sale, 46, May 26, 2008, lot 443.
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