Victorian Sovereigns Collected by Die Number, the Property of a Gentleman

Victoria (1837-1901), 1863, die 6 (M 48; S 3853). Nearly extremely fine (£140-180)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Victorian Sovereigns Collected by Die Number, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Provenance:
From the Douro cargo, Spink Auction 118, 20-1 November 1996, lot 547 (part).

The RMS Douro sank off Cape Finisterre on 2 April 1882 following a collision with the Spanish steamer Yrurac Bat. Its cargo of sovereigns was salvaged in 1995