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Sale 31: The Pre-Long Beach Auction May 30 - June 1, 2005
             

             
            Lot 2668Great Britain. Proof "Una & Lion" gold 5 Pounds, 1839. 
            Victoria.Young Head. S.3851; Fr-386; KM-742. Produced by the great 
            19th-century coin engraver William Wyon, this is among the most 
            famous and desirable of British coins. The obverse design features a 
            young bust of Victoria aged 20 years, while the reverse has the 
            Queen dressed as Una leading the British lion. This gorgeous 
            specimen is remarkably free from scuffs and has a very minimum 
            amount of the hairlines that other examples of this rare coin fall 
            victim to, and the cameo effect of the detailed design is unusual. 
            It would not be easy to find a more exciting example. NGC graded 
            Proof 63 Ultra Cameo. 
            Estimated Value $45,000-50,000. 

            Provenance: The Cheshire Collection.
             Realized $55,000
             


          








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