^Lot 408 Melbourne, Australia, gold sovereign, Victoria (jubilee head), 1887-M, in original 1932 box (rare).

Melbourne, Australia, gold sovereign, Victoria (jubilee head), 1887-M, in original 1932 box (rare). Sp-3867A; KM-10; Fr-20. 7.99 grams (coin), the box 2-1/2" square and 3/4" thick. Lustrous AU- with minor obverse rim-nicks, desirable as housed in its original blue leatherette presentation box, which was given to a principal or top diver in the 1932 recovery expedition, first we have seen or heard of. Housed in original SORIMA blue-leather box with flag pin on top and imprinted inside (in Italian) with mention of 1932 salvage expedition. Recovered from: SS Egypt, sunk in 1922 off Ushant, France