1893 Proof Two Pound

I haven’t had a proof 1893 Two Pound in stock in years. While the currency issue turns up once or twice a year, the proof version is extremely rare: Only 773 pieces were issued. This example, picked up from collector who claimed to have bought the coin from a small collectables auction house in the grungy backstreets of Sydney, is one of the nicest examples I’ve seen, and certainly better than the specimens that turn up from time-to-time in our local auctions. Very scarce this nice, and a keeper for the medium term, in my view.