Lot 2620

Description

1887 Long Proof Set - Early Issue, Victoria, 1837-1901. S-PS5, Five Sovereigns to Threepence (11 coins). Official red shagreen style leather covered timber presentation case. The lid has a stepped design and is stamped with the royal arms in gold leaf. Rectangular shaped case fitted with a brass push-button lock at the front. Inside comprises blue velvet roundels in a 4-4-3- pattern with white silk lining to the lid.^These coins have weaker decorative borders to more common highly frosted cameo sets struck later; their dies are also slightly different in design details, and the rims are narrower. In addition, the coins typically reveal more highly polished fields to compensate for less frosting on the raised parts of their designs. Mintage unknown and assumed part of the 797 sets struck, they are far rarer in the market than the later improved sets.^Good very fine.

Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 95 (lot 4898).