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RMW Collection of England and Great Britain

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During the long reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901) there were four major designs issued for florins, the two Gothic Types, A and B, then the Jubilee and Veiled Head types towards the end of the reign.

With the 50th anniversary of her reign in 1887, a new type came out, replacing the Gothic type, namely the Jubilee type. A small number of proof sets were issued in 1887 in honor of her 50 years on the throne., somewhere around 1000 sets if I am not mistaken. Most of the sets now seem to have been broken up and individual pieces appear on the market.

Here is an example of a proof Jubilee type Victoria Florin, taken from one of those sets. Here the words Dei Gratia are written out in full on the obverse, unlike the earlier type.

1887 proof florin.jpg

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Yeah I know that one. I have a proof in 65. Cost a hell of a lot less than this one and toning is similar. Most of the 1893 proofs have similar multicolored toning, probably from the cases they were originally housed in.

 

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