Catalogue
Queen Victoria, first type, 1855, with filletted head left by James Wyon. Damaged by a series of dents and two deeper punch marks either side of date, otherwise very good and very rare.
Estimate $10,000
Passed in
Queen Victoria, first type, 1856, with filletted head left by James Wyon. Well struck, uncirculated and an outstanding type coin, one of the finest known.
Estimate $20,000
SOLD $19,000
Queen Victoria, second type, 1857, with wreathed head left by L.C. Wyon. Well struck,choice uncirculated and rare in this condition, and believed to be the finest known.
Estimate $15,000
SOLD $18,500
Queen Victoria, second type, 1857. Minor obverse hairlines, otherwise nearly uncirculated and rare in this condition.
Estimate $9,000
Passed in
Queen Victoria, second type, 1858. Some original mint bloom, nearly uncirculated and rare in this condition.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $5,000
Queen Victoria, second type, 1858. Good very fine and rare thus.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,600
Queen Victoria, second type, 1858, error legend, first E over R in Sovereign (McD.5a). Nearly fine and extremely rare, only about six known.
Estimate $7,500
SOLD $6,000
Queen Victoria, second type, 1859. Minor scratch on obverse, nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $1,000
Queen Victoria, second type, 1860. Nearly fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $520
Queen Victoria, second type, 1861/0 overdate. Nearly fine/fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,000
Queen Victoria, second type, 1861. Good very fine.
Estimate $1,200
Passed in
Queen Victoria, second type, 1862. Nearly very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
Queen Victoria, second type, 1864. Cut under braid on neck, contact mark on reverse field, otherwise nearly uncirculated with considerable mint bloom, very rare in this condition.
Estimate $20,000
Passed in
Queen Victoria, second type, 1865. Old cut on neck, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $290