GREAT BRITAIN. Pattern 1/3 Guinea, 1776. George III (1760-1820). PCGS PROOF-62.
WR-137(R3); Montagu-552; Murdoch-169/70; DM-78. Plain edge. Laureate bust right; Reverse: Crowned lion standing left atop crown. By Richard Yeo. A design that was not adopted for production and only rarely available as a pattern striking. Produced without distraction from events in the American colonies that year, a well made piece with glistening nearly prooflike fields and fine frosted devices. PCGS PROOF-62.
From the Rye Collection.
Estimate: $2000.00- $3000.00