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George VI 15-Piece NGC-Certified Matte Proof Set 1937,
1) 1/4 Penny (Farthing) - PR65 Brown NGC, KM843, S-4116
2) 1/2 Penny - PR65 Brown NGC, KM844, S-4115
3) Penny - PR64 Brown NGC, KM845, S-4114
4) brass 3 Pence - PR64 NGC, KM849, S-4085
5) Maundy Penny - PR66 NGC, KM846, S-4090
6) Maundy 2 Pence - PR65 NGC, KM847, S-4089
7) Maundy 3 Pence - PR64 NGC, KM850, S-4088
8) Maundy 4 Pence - PR66 NGC, KM851, S-4087
9) silver 3 Pence - PR64 NGC, KM848, S-4085
10) 6 Pence - PR65 NGC, KM852, S-4084
11) English Crest Shilling - PR66 NGC, KM853, S-4082
12) Scottish Crest Shilling - PR65 NGC, KM854, S-4083
13) Florin (Two Shillings) - PR65 NGC, KM855, S-4081
14) 1/2 Crown - PR66 NGC, KM856, S-4080
15) Crown - PR64 NGC, KM857, S-4079, L&S-4
An incredibly rare set, its components listed individually in the Standard Catalogue of British Coins as either "of highest rarity" in this matte format or simply excluded altogether. Generally thought to have been created to ease the burden of photographing "flashy" coins, most denominations of this type are thought to exist in numbers between 2 and 4. Given their appearances at auction, this would make sense, as less than a full set appears in archived auction records over the previous two decades. Beyond those coins, we note the appearance of a 15-piece set (possibly this set?) in the Norweb Collection, Part II that was offered by Spink in November of 1985. Linecar and Stone, in their work English Proof and Pattern Crown-Size Pieces, list a single other set that appeared in a 1966 Glendining's sale. As such, almost certainly a once in a generation chance to obtain this incredibly rare set.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 30000-50000 USD
George VI 15-Piece NGC-Certified Matte Proof Set 1937,
1) 1/4 Penny (Farthing) - PR65 Brown NGC, KM843, S-4116
2) 1/2 Penny - PR65 Brown NGC, KM844, S-4115
3) Penny - PR64 Brown NGC, KM845, S-4114
4) brass 3 Pence - PR64 NGC, KM849, S-4085
5) Maundy Penny - PR66 NGC, KM846, S-4090
6) Maundy 2 Pence - PR65 NGC, KM847, S-4089
7) Maundy 3 Pence - PR64 NGC, KM850, S-4088
8) Maundy 4 Pence - PR66 NGC, KM851, S-4087
9) silver 3 Pence - PR64 NGC, KM848, S-4085
10) 6 Pence - PR65 NGC, KM852, S-4084
11) English Crest Shilling - PR66 NGC, KM853, S-4082
12) Scottish Crest Shilling - PR65 NGC, KM854, S-4083
13) Florin (Two Shillings) - PR65 NGC, KM855, S-4081
14) 1/2 Crown - PR66 NGC, KM856, S-4080
15) Crown - PR64 NGC, KM857, S-4079, L&S-4
An incredibly rare set, its components listed individually in the Standard Catalogue of British Coins as either "of highest rarity" in this matte format or simply excluded altogether. Generally thought to have been created to ease the burden of photographing "flashy" coins, most denominations of this type are thought to exist in numbers between 2 and 4. Given their appearances at auction, this would make sense, as less than a full set appears in archived auction records over the previous two decades. Beyond those coins, we note the appearance of a 15-piece set (possibly this set?) in the Norweb Collection, Part II that was offered by Spink in November of 1985. Linecar and Stone, in their work English Proof and Pattern Crown-Size Pieces, list a single other set that appeared in a 1966 Glendining's sale. As such, almost certainly a once in a generation chance to obtain this incredibly rare set.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 30000-50000 USD