Victoria 1887 Gold 5 Pounds (5 Sovereigns) NGC MS 63 PL

UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901.
Gold 5 Pounds (5 Sovereigns), 1887. London.
Obv: VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:, Jubilee head of Queen Victoria facing left. Design by Joseph Edgar Boehm. Rev: St. George on horseback rearing right; dragon below with a broken lance in its chest; date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.

Struck for Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee, the 1887 Five Pounds was the first British five-pound piece issued for general circulation and the largest denomination of the new Jubilee coinage. Its imposing format paired Joseph Edgar Boehm’s newly introduced portrait of the Queen with Benedetto Pistrucci’s celebrated St George and the Dragon.

Graded NGC MS63 PL, the present coin is distinguished by notably reflective, prooflike fields rarely recognised on currency examples of the type.

In secure plastic holder, graded NGC MS 63 PL, certification number 8537535-003.

Ex. Peter Davies, author of British Silver Coins Since 1816, purchased 14th July 2011. With original tickets. Ex. Thornburn Collection..

NGC Census in this grade: 26.
NGC Census in higher grade: 22
Reference: Bull-1307; Marsh-F30; S-3864
Weight: 39.9403g.
Diameter: 36mm.
Composition: 917/1000 Gold.

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