Victoria 1887 Proof silver Set
Victoria (1837-1901), silver Proof set (7), 1887, struck for Golden Jubilee, silver Crown, Double-Florin, Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence and Threepence, Jubilee crowned and veiled bust left, J.E.B. initials on truncation for designer Joseph Edgar Boehm, J.E.B. below truncation on Sixpence, blank truncation on Threepence, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, rev. Crown with St George and dragon right, date in exergue, .P. to upper right, the B absent for Benedetto Pistrucci, Double-Florin and Florin with crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles, garter star at centre, Arabic 1 in date of Double-Florin, Halfcrown with crowned quartered shield of arms, within Order of the Garter, date at bottom, legend surrounding, Shilling and Sixpence with crowned quartered shield of arms, within Garter motto, date below, Threepence with crowned mark of value within wreath, date either side of 3 (S.PS6; Crown Bull 2586, ESC 297, L&S 74, Davies 480, S.3921; Double-Florin Bull 2698, ESC 396, L&S 98, Davies 541, S.3923; Halfcrown Bull 2772, ESC 720, Davies 641, S.3924; Florin Bull 2954, ESC 869, Davies 810, S.3925; Shilling Bull 3138, ESC 1352, Davies 982, S.3926; Sixpence Bull 3269, ESC 1753A, Davies 1151 2+A, S3929; Threepence Bull 3437, ESC 2097, Davies 1331 dies 2+A, S.3931). All with attractive dark tone, very small signs of handling, two hairlines in obverse field, old nick in reverse field, the lack of complete initials on the Crown is unusual, Double Florin with tiny old nicks on cheek, hairline in field, Halfcrown Florin Sixpence and threepence with some light field hairlines only, the more unusual Davies die varieties, Shilling with some tiny old nicks in obverse field, otherwise practically as struck in more modern fitted case with gold block lettering on exterior.
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Victoria (1837-1901), silver Proof set (7), 1887, struck for Golden Jubilee, silver Crown, Double-Florin, Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence and Threepence, Jubilee crowned and veiled bust left, J.E.B. initials on truncation for designer Joseph Edgar Boehm, J.E.B. below truncation on Sixpence, blank truncation on Threepence, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, rev. Crown with St George and dragon right, date in exergue, .P. to upper right, the B absent for Benedetto Pistrucci, Double-Florin and Florin with crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles, garter star at centre, Arabic 1 in date of Double-Florin, Halfcrown with crowned quartered shield of arms, within Order of the Garter, date at bottom, legend surrounding, Shilling and Sixpence with crowned quartered shield of arms, within Garter motto, date below, Threepence with crowned mark of value within wreath, date either side of 3 (S.PS6; Crown Bull 2586, ESC 297, L&S 74, Davies 480, S.3921; Double-Florin Bull 2698, ESC 396, L&S 98, Davies 541, S.3923; Halfcrown Bull 2772, ESC 720, Davies 641, S.3924; Florin Bull 2954, ESC 869, Davies 810, S.3925; Shilling Bull 3138, ESC 1352, Davies 982, S.3926; Sixpence Bull 3269, ESC 1753A, Davies 1151 2+A, S3929; Threepence Bull 3437, ESC 2097, Davies 1331 dies 2+A, S.3931). All with attractive dark tone, very small signs of handling, two hairlines in obverse field, old nick in reverse field, the lack of complete initials on the Crown is unusual, Double Florin with tiny old nicks on cheek, hairline in field, Halfcrown Florin Sixpence and threepence with some light field hairlines only, the more unusual Davies die varieties, Shilling with some tiny old nicks in obverse field, otherwise practically as struck in more modern fitted case with gold block lettering on exterior.
