THE VERENE COLLECTION OF BRITISH PROOFS
Lot 2632 SESSION 10 (7.30PM WEDNESDAY 27TH JULY) THE VERENE COLLECTION OF BRITISH PROOFS
Estimate $400
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $440
1887 LONG PROOF SET CASE - LATER 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. Mintage unknown part of the 797 sets struck. Very fine.
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