Victoria - Sixpence and Threepence - 1885

Size, weight:
2.83, 1.42 grams.

Description:
Dated 1885. Young head, dies ↑↓. Obv: with VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR:REG:F:D: and VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR:REGINA:F:D: legends. Rev: crown over SIX PENCE legend within wreath with date below and similar with crown over numeral 3 dividing date.

Grade condition:
Uncirculated, lightly toned.

References:
S. 3912/3914D; ESC 1746(S)/2092.

Provenance pedigree:
Part of an 1885 gold/silver year set recovered from beneath a foundation stone in Chatham some forty years ago (see other lots for the rest of these coins).

Low estimate: £150
High estimate: £200

Auction: Thursday 9th September 2010 at The Swedenborg Hall 20-21 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2TH