September 21, 2021

Una and the Lion

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British Mint: Bigger is Better

Star of the show: superb ‘Una and The Lion’ gold £5 of 1839 showing the rare DIRIGIT DEUS GRESSUS MEOS reverse legend (ESC-2628; W&R-277). In ‘about FDC’ it sold well above double upper estimate for a price of $188,667. (Images courtesy Baldwin's of St James)
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‘Una and the Lion’ DIRIGIT £5 Takes $188,667