Important British and World Coins

Victoria (1837-1901), 1864 (4), dies 22, 35, 38, 40 (M 49; S 3853) [4]. First three very fine, last nearly so (£400-450)

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:
First and second Lubliner Collection, Spink Auction 82, 27 March 1991, lot 236 (part), Spink Auction 124, 18-19 November 1997, lot 2026 (part)
Third and fourth from the General Abbatucci cargo, SNC April 1998 (2181, 2182).

The General Abbatucci sank on 7 May 1869 as the result of a collision 24 miles off the north coast of Corsica. Coins from it were first sold at Christie’s South Kensington, 7 October 1997