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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
02/06/2024 Auction 185	English Coins	Lot 2181	1887 Jubilee Head Currency Set (11 coins) comprising Gold Five Pounds 1887 EF with a small edge nick and a small dig in the field with a series of fine scratches around it, Gold Two Pounds 1887 EF with small rim nicks, Sovereign 1887 GEF and lustrous with some minor contact marks, Half Sovereign 1887 EF/GEF, Crown 1887 GEF/EF with reflective fields, lustrous over gold, blue and magenta tone, Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1, UNC or very near so and lustrous with gold toning in places, Halfcrown 1887 GEF/AU and lustrous, the obverse with beautiful golden tone, Florin 1887 GEF/UNC the obverse with touches of golden tone, Shilling 1887 Lustrous UNC with golden tone, Sixpence 1887 Revised type, GEF/UNC the obverse with deep golden tone enhanced by touches of blue and magenta, Threepence 1887 AU/UNC with blue/green and cinnamon tone, an attractive set, eye-catching and desirable, comes in a red hard fitted case More coins like this	£4,800
03/09/2023 Auction 182	English Coins	Lot 1880	1887 Victoria Golden Jubilee Currency set (11 coins) Comprising Gold Five Pounds 1887 AU/EF with a small indentation behind the veil, the reverse with some heavier contact marks around the cape, one of which with some minor scratches through it, Gold Two Pounds 1887 GEF/AU with some very light contact marks, Gold Sovereign 1887 First Reverse, G: of D:G: further from the crown, VF the reverse with some old scratches, Gold Half Sovereign 1887 NEF with an edge nick, and a flan flaw on the reverse, Crown 1887 UNC or near so with minor edge nicks, an attractive example with old grey tone with touches of gold, Double Florin 1887 Roman 1 UNC and attractively toned, the obverse with some minor contact marks, Halfcrown 1887 A/UNC with pleasing grey tone, Florin 1887 UNC or very near so with old grey tone, Shilling 1887 Q of QUI has almost no tail, Davies 981 dies 1B, UNC or near so, the obverse with some minor tone spots, the reverse with a pleasing underlying tone, Sixpence 1887 Withdrawn type UNC and pleasantly toned with minor cabinet friction, and Threepence 1887 A/UNC and attractively toned, in a contemporary dated black Spink case More coins like this Signature Sale : The Collection of a Discerning Gentleman many decades in the making	£4,600
03/09/2023 Auction 182	English Coins	Lot 1882	1887 Victoria Golden Jubilee Currency Set Gold Five Pounds to Threepence (11 coins) comprising Gold Five Pounds 1887 UNC or very near so and lustrous with some hairlines in the fields, Gold Two Pounds 1887 Lustrous UNC with minor contact marks only, a most pleasing example, Gold Sovereign 1887 First obverse with G: of D:G: further from the crown A/UNC and lustrous with minor contact marks only, Gold Half Sovereign 1887 Lustrous UNC with one small tone spot on the reverse, Crown 1887 Bright GEF/EF with some contact marks, Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1, Bright EF/GEF the obverse with some contact marks, Halfcrown 1887 Bright EF, the obverse with a spot behind the veil, attempted removal of which has left a series of fine hairlines in this area, Florin 1887 About EF with some minor hairlines, Shilling 1887 EF the obverse cleaned, Sixpence 1887 Withdrawn type, EF the obverse cleaned, Threepence 1887 EF the obverse cleaned, comes in contemporary fitted box with Jubilee Coinage 1887 on a brass plate on the lid More coins like this Signature Sale : The Collection of a Discerning Gentleman many decades in the making	£4,200
03/09/2023 Auction 182	English Coins	Lot 3384	Two Pounds 1887 The obverse struck from a Proof die with the B of BRITT close to the right of the crown. Marsh T24, not listed by Spink, EF with some contact marks, Very Rare, rated R5 in the revised Marsh/Hill book More coins like this	£2,800
03/09/2023 Auction 182	English Coins	Lot 3382	Two Pounds 1887 Pattern from Proof dies - a very rare trial piece struck from a unique Obv. die. The legend arrangement is similar to the standard proof dies, but the 'BRITT' is now at its highest known point above the crown and the 'R' and 'E' of 'Reg' do not touch as on all other 1887 Two Pounds. The crown supporter has 8 small pearls, not 7 larger ones as on other Proof and currency types, the uppermost pearls, merge with the sides of the crown orb. The coin has a thin obverse rim, with the bust now enlarged to accommodate this feature, whereas the reverse has the usual and inconsistent thick rim. The '8 pearls' obverse remains an unpublished pattern struck from Proof dies. Recent research by David Iverson has theorised that no more than 350 of these pieces were minted, compared to a total reported calendar year mintage of 91,345 pieces , AU/UNC with some hairlines and minor contact marks, retaining attractive and reflective fields on both sides. More coins like this	£2,400
05/03/2023 Auction 180	English Coins	Lot 1210	Proof Set 1887 £5 to Silver Threepence (11 coins) NGC graded Five Pounds PF63 ULTRA CAMEO, Two Pounds PF63+ ULTRA CAMEO, Sovereign PF63+ ULTRA CAMEO, Half Sovereign PF64 ULTRA CAMEO, Crown PF65 CAMEO, Double Florin PF66 CAMEO, Halfcrown PF65 CAMEO, Florin PF66 CAMEO, Shilling PF66 CAMEO, Sixpence PF64 CAMEO, Threepence PF66 CAMEO More coins like this	£59,000
03/06/2019 Auction 165	English Coins	Lot 3178	Two Pounds 1887 S.3865 the B of BRITT close to the crown, Bright GVF the obverse with some old scratches More coins like this	£1,400
18/03/2018 Auction 160	English Coins	Lot 2720	Two Pounds 1887 Pattern from Proof dies - a very rare trial piece struck from a unique Obv. die. The legend arrangement is similar to the standard proof dies, but the 'BRITT' is now at its highest known point above the crown and the 'R' and 'E' of 'Reg' do not touch as all other 1887 Two pounds. The crown supporter has 8 small pearls, not 7 larger ones as other proofs and currencies. This coin has a unique thin Obv. rim, with the bust now enlarged to accommodate this feature, whereas the Reverse still has the usual and inconsistent thick rim. An unpublished pattern struck from proof dies with only a few examples previously noted, NEF with contact marks More coins like this	£1,600
04/06/2017 Auction 157	English Coins	Lot 3398	Two Pounds 1887 as S.3865 but struck from proof dies with the B of BRITT much closer to the crown, and with the R and E of REG not touching as on all other 1887 Two Pounds, A/UNC with prooflike fields, the design lightly frosted More coins like this	£1,800
05/03/2017 Auction 156	English Coins	Lot 2943	Two Pounds 1887 as S.3865 but struck from proof dies with the B of BRITT much closer to the crown, and with the R and E of REG not touching as on all other 1887 Two Pounds, EF/GEF the reverse with some minor surface marks More coins like this	£1,600
05/12/2016 Auction 155	English Coins	Lot 1655	Two Pounds 1887 S.3865 VF with a scuff by the crown and some small edge knocks More coins like this	£500
02/03/2014 Auction 144	English Coins	Lot 2199	Two Pounds 1887 as S.3865 but the obverse legend having the B of BRITT now closer to the crown UNC or near so with some contact marks on prooflike fields, Very Rare More coins like this	£2,000
06/08/2010 Auction 129	English Coins	Lot 1995	Two Pounds 1887 Proof with Large B.P. this type several times rarer than the usual Small B.P. Proof. Two Pound Proofs for 1887 were struck from different die sinkings to the currency issue by having an expanded legend, especially with the BRITT which, as this coin, commences above the crown's edge, UNC with some surface marks and hairlines More coins like this	£1,200
07/06/2009 Auction 125	English Coins	Lot 1171	Two Pounds 1887??PATTERN from PROOF dies - a very rare trial piece struck from a unique Obv. die. The legend arrangement is similar to the standard proof dies, but?the 'Britt' is now at its highest?known point above the crown and the 'R' and 'E' of 'Reg' do not touch as all other 1887 two pounds. The crown supporter has 8 small pearls, not 7 larger ones as other proofs and currencies. This coin has a unique thin Obv. rim, with the bust?now?enlarged to?accommodate this feature, whereas the rev. still has the usual and?inconsistent thick rim. An unpublished pattern struck from proof dies with only?two other examples noted by the vendor.? Choice and virtually as struck More coins like this	£1,600
07/06/2009 Auction 125	English Coins	Lot 1173	Two Pounds 1887?Currency -?large 'B.P.'. Currency two pounds for 1887 have a more compact legend with the 'Britt' lower down from the crown's edge, showing quite a noticeable gap. This example is rare in having been almost certainly struck from proof dies, with the brilliant mirror fields, however, ?inevitably showing? some light scuffing. A slightly scarcer variety than the small B.P.' listed below, About UNC with some bag marks More coins like this	£550

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