Five Pounds 1887 Gold ProofMarsh F31, S.3864 in an NGC holder and graded PF65 Ultra Cameo. Very few Victorian Gold issues attain the Ultra Cameo designation and all are extremely prized pieces. A superb example beautifully frosted with full crisp detail upon reflective fields enhancing the eye appeal of this rare Proof Jubilee issue. The flagship coin of the Jubilee Head series and the centrepiece coin of the Long Proof set of the year. At the time of writing there had been 116 pieces graded by NGC, with only 2 graded higher. A stunning piece that would grace the finest Victorian Gold Collection.
Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head Gold Proof, G: of D:G: closer to the Crown, Marsh 125E, S.3866B, beautifully frosted upon reflective fields, in an NGC holder and graded PF67 Ultra Cameo. At the time of writing, 103 examples of this type have been graded by NGC with only two examples graded PF67 Ultra Cameo. We note also that the finest known PCGS graded coin is Proof 66, so this is the joint finest known example. Certainly a coin for the connoisseur and would enhance any top quality Sovereign Collection.
Sovereign 1887 Jubilee HeadProof, Marsh 125E, S.3866B, the obverse retaining near full frosting on the bust, with some hairlines and two thin scratches in the fields, the reverse retains considerable frosting and some minor hairlines in the fields, in an NGC holder 'Proof Details' Obverse Cleaned, nevertheless an attractive example retaining considerable eye appeal
Sovereign 1887M Jubilee Head, First Legend, Hooked J in J.E.B., Small Spread J.E.B. initials with stops lower than the letters, S.3867, Marsh 131C, DISH M4, EF and lustrous with some contact marks, an extremely rare type, rated R5 by Marsh/Hill
Sovereign 1887M Jubilee Head, First legend, Hooked J in J.E.B., Small spread J.E.B. initials, Marsh 131, S.3867, DISH M1, EF with some minor contact marks and hairlines, an extremely rare type rated R5 by Marsh/Hill
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
Sovereign 1887S Jubilee Head, First legend, with small, spread J.E.B. on truncation, Marsh 138A, S.3868A, DISH S2, EF in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 60, all Jubilee Head Sydney Sovereign Rare
Florin 1887 Jubilee Head Large J in J.E.B. but with the J.E.B. shifted to the left extremity of the truncation panel, therefore the J points just right of centre of the insignia, type as ESC 868, Bull 2953, Davies 810, dies 1A variant, Near VF toned and highly unusual
Half Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head Imperfect J in J.E.B. Marsh 478F, UNC with reflective fields, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, (Slab states Marsh 478C, correct at the time of encapsulation)
Half Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head, Imperfect J in J.E.B. Marsh 478F, S.3869, DISH L508, UNC and lustrous with some very light contact marks, the reverse with the lightest cabinet friction, an original and eye-catching example
Sixpence 1887 Jubilee Head , Withdrawn type ProofESC 1753, Bull 3269 a thin scratch and a contact mark on the obverse, UNC retaining much original brilliance with golden tone and flashes of blue and magenta in the legends, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78
Sixpence 1887 Jubilee Head, Withdrawn type, R over I in VICTORIA, Bull 3265, Davies 1152, UNC and choice, the obverse with gold toning in the legends, the reverse with blue/green and golden tone with touches of magenta
Shilling 1887 Jubilee HeadESC 1351, Bull 3137, Davies 982 dies 1C, Choice UNC with gold and olive tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 88 . Very few currency coins attain this high grade and such pieces are highly prized
Sixpence 1887 Jubilee Head, Withdrawn type, ESC 1752A, R over V in VICTORIA, Choice UNC with gold and olive tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, this type rated R3 by Bull and seldom seen in the highest grades
Shilling 1889 Small Jubilee Head, ESC 1354, Bull 3141, Davies 985 dies 1D, by far the rarer of the two Small Jubilee Head types for this date, VG, we note that the example in the Peter Davies collection was only Fine, with a cataloguers note that the vendor had never seen this variety in high grade
Shilling 1887 Jubilee Head, Small Garter letters Q has no loop and long tail, ESC 1351, Bull 3137, Davies 980 dies 1A, UNC with light cabinet friction, with subtle blue/green and gold tone over original lustre, by far the scarcest of the three Jubilee head types for this date
Shilling 1887 Jubilee Head, Small Garter letters Q has no loop and long tail, ESC 1351, Bull 3137, Davies 980 dies 1A, UNC with 'satiny' lustre and a hint of toning in the fields by far the scarcest of the three Jubilee head types for this date
Sixpence 1887 Jubilee Head, Revised type, ESC 1754, Bull 3272, Choice UNC with gold, blue/green and magenta toning over subtle original lustre, an extremely eye-catching example, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85
Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head, Hooked J in J.E.B. with close initials, DISH L1, NEF with some edge nicks and some heavier contact marks on the obverse, a rare type with fewer than 8000 examples estimated to have been minted
Half Sovereign 1887M Jubilee Head, Hooked J in J.E.B. stops between are on the junction of the truncation and field, Marsh 483E, S.3870A, DISH M506, About VF/VF, only c.9413 pieces believed to have been minted, quoted as R4 by the new Marsh/Hill catalogue, all Melbourne Mint Jubilee Head Half Sovereigns of this year are scarce or rare
Shilling 1889 Small Jubilee Head, Q of QUI with curved looped tail, stated by the vendor to be 9 over 7, however, extreme magnification does not confirm this, ESC 1354, Bull 3141, as Davies 984 dies 1C GVF/About EF, a very rare type and always extremely sought after
Sovereign 1891M G: of D:G: closer to the crown, Horse with short tail, Marsh 135, S.3867B, DISH M15, Fine with some hairlines, brushed, rated R5 by Marsh/Hill, it is estimated by David Iverson, author of the 'The Jubilee head Sovereign 1887-1893' that less than 0.5% of the entire mintage of Melbourne Sovereigns of 1891 have the short tail reverse. This is the last year of Melbourne Mint coins that the short tail reverse was used
Florin 1887 Jubilee Head, Small italic J in J.E.B. I of DEI points left of a bead, ESC 868, Bull 2953, Davies 811 dies 2A, UNC with a deep gold tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80
Threepence 1893 Jubilee HeadESC 2103, Bull 3443, VF or slightly better, the reverse with some slightly darker toning in the wreath, Rare in all grades above Fine
Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head First legend, G: of D:G: further from the crown, Small, spread J.E.B. on truncation, with hooked J, Marsh 125B, S.3866D, DISH L3, AU/GEF with excellent surfaces, Rare and desirable in this high grade
Halfcrown 1887 Jubilee head ESC 719, Bull 2771, Davies 640 dies 1A, Choice UNC with golden tone, the reverse with flashes of olive and magenta in places, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85
Sixpence 1887 Jubilee Head Revised type ESC 1754, Bull 3272 Choice UNC with a subdued mint lustre, a very attractive and original piece, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85
Crown 1889 ESC 299, Bull 2589, Davies 484 dies 1C, UNC with some contact marks with good original lustre and a small edge nick, Jubilee Head Crowns seldom seen with lustrous surface as pleasing as this
Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head Proof S.3866B, UNC/nFDC the fields brilliant and prooflike, the bust retaining much original frosting, close examination of the obverse shows a series of fine hairlines causing a shallow depression in the field
Victoria 1887 Jubilee Head Currency Set comprising Crown 1887 VF, Double Florin 1887 Roman 1 NVF/VF lightly toned, Halfcrown 1887 EF with a choice multicoloured tone, Florin 1887 UNC, the obverse with minor cabinet friction with gold and blue/green toning, Shilling 1887 choice blue/green toned with flashes of magenta, Sixpence 1887 Withdrawn type VF, Threepence 1887 EF with an attractive blue/green tone, along with Threepence 1887 Young Head Good Fine, all in a wooden hand-made fitted case
Sovereign 1887M Jubilee Head, First Legend with G: of D:G: further from the crown, Hooked J in J.E.B., closer J.E.B. Marsh 131B, S.3867, DISH M4, GEF and lustrous with some contact marks and edge nicks, a very rare type
Sovereign 1887S Jubilee Head, Spread J.E.B on truncation, J.E.B. in an arc with B double struck, S.3868A, DISH S1, GVF/NEF and lustrous, with some contact marks, all 1887 Jubilee Head Sydney Sovereign scarce or rare
Sovereign 1887S Jubilee Head, First Legend, G: of D:G: further from the crown, Small spread J.E.B. with hooked J, Marsh Revised Edition No.138A, S.3868A, DISH S2, NEF and lustrous, all Sydney Mint 1887 Sovereigns are rare
Sovereign 1887M Jubilee Head, First Legend G: of D:G: further from the crown, Small spread J.E.B. with hooked J, Marsh Revised Edition No.131B, S.3867, DISH M3, NEF/About EF and lustrous with some contact marks, Rare in this high grade
Florin 1887 Jubilee Head, Large J in J.E.B. ESC 868, Bull 2953, Davies 810 dies 1A, UNC or near so colourfully toned with some contact marks. Prooflike fields give excellent eye appeal
Shilling 1889 Large Jubilee Head, truncation further from edge beads, ESC 1355, Bull 3142, Davies 987 dies 3D, UNC and lustrous with some minor contact marks and a small tone line by the date
Sovereign 1888 Obverse 1, G: of D:G: further from the crownS.3866, DISH L8. Good Fine/NVF, Extremely Rare. David Iverson's excellent reference book 'The Jubilee HeadGold Sovereign 1887-1893' estimates that 'a fraction of 1%' of the 1888 London output used this obverse die, and assigned a rarity of R5 to this type. (only 5-10 examples estimated to survive). We note that there was no example in the Bentley Collection. Our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that we have not previously offered this type
Sovereign 1887M Jubilee Head, First Legend, G: of D:GP: closer to the crown, Small spread J.E.B. with hooked J on truncation, the E and the following stop doubled S.3867, DISH M2, GEF/EF and lustrous with some contact marks, Rare
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