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[2685] Great Britain. Gold Proof Half Sovereign, 1839

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[2685] Great Britain. Gold Proof Half Sovereign, 1839
<Our item number 77577><B><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">Great Britain.</FONT> Gold Proof Half Sovereign, 1839.</B> Victoria Young Head. S-3859. Plain edge. Medal-die axis. Very scarce. Mintage unknown but about 300 pieces, all for the Coronation sets of this year. These Proofs are all graced by the more elegant, thinner, so-called First Head, showing Victoria as a mere girl of 20 when this coin was struck. Born in 1819, she acceded to the throne of England upon the death of her uncle, King William IV, in June of 1837. Within three years, in 1840, she married Prince Albert, second son of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg, thereby cementing a relationship to German royalty which would ultimately plague the family name, in two world wars in the next century. But in the 1830s and 1840s England was a relative happy place, of great prosperity, full of what was then new technology such as iron bridges and railroads; and the many small, foreign battles which would come in the next five decades would be known to history as &#34;Victor ia&#39;s little wars.&#34; They spread the grasp of the Empire to its widest reach by the end of the century. This delightful coin is a kind of harbinger of the glory that lay ahead of England in 1839. <B>NGC graded Proof 63 Ultra Cameo.</B> <BR>Estimated Value &#36;3,000-3,500. <I><BR>The Cheshire Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 77577<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/077577.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/077577N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> <BR><DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/ilgebaylogo.JPG"></TD> <TD> 350 South Beverly Drive Suite 350<BR> Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA<BR> Telephone: 310-551-2646<BR> Fax: 310-551-2626<BR> E-Mail: <A HREF="mailto:brian@goldbergcoins.com"> info@goldbergcoins.com </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font color=red> <h3>There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot.</h3></font> <P>We are one of the country's premier auction houses, specializing in U.S., World and Ancient Coins and Currency; Autographs; Manuscripts; Rare Books and other Fine Collectibles. Dedicated to quality of product and customer service, we guarantee authenticity of all items sold for their full purchase price. </P> <P>Our office will answer inquiries about lots (e-mail only, please) from 9-5 (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday. </P> <a href=http://PayPalSucks.com><img border=0 src=http://PayPalSucks.com/images/logo.gif></a> <p align=center> <font face=Arial size=2>Pay for this auction online with Western Union<sup>®</sup> Auction Payments<sup><font size=2>SM</font></sup></font> <BR><BR> <a href="http://www.auctionpayments.com/" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.auctionpayments.com/images/banners/banner1.gif" alt="Western Union Auction Payments"></a> </p> <P>Bidpay payment items will be sent upon reciept of check from Western Union. These payments may take up to ten days to get to us. We accept MasterCard, Visa up to $5000 dollars, personal checks, cashiers checks and money orders on all items. When using a credit card, please include account number, expiration date, billing and shipping address and eBay lot number. <B>Successful California bidders must pay 8.25% sales tax. This tax charge may not appear on your invoice until we are notified of purchasers address.</B> All credit card transactions are subject to additional verification. Shipping charges will not be quoted until notification of purchasers address. </P> <P>We are members of the American Numismatic Association, Professional Numismatists Guild, International Autograph Dealers Alliance, Universal Autograph Collectors Club and the Manuscript Society. View our auction catalogs and consignment offers at: <A HREF="http://www.goldbergcoins.com"> www.goldbergcoins.com. </P> <TABLE> <TR> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.com/images/png1.gif" ALT="Member PNG" width=50 height=65>
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