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George III bronzed-copper "Hercules" Proof Pattern Crown 1820 PR67 Brown PCGS, by Droz after Monneron's French pattern (of 1792) by Dupré, ESC-244(R2), L&S-212. Obv. Hercules seated on a lion's skin, breaking a bundle of sticks over his left knee, in exergue is the date above a wreath. Rev. A crowned shield of arms of England, Scotland, France, Ireland, and Hannover. This superb example is near-flawless, with bold details, even reddish-brown toning and mirrored fields. The wonderfully expressive design was inspired by a smaller-sized pattern made in France circa 1791-92 by the firm of Monneron Freres but never coined commercially as it was proscribed by French law of 1793 prohibiting the use of privately created patterns for money. Jean-Pierre Droz, a Swiss engraver of dies for coins and of plates for paper currency, copied the concept of the originals by Augustin Dupré and engraved the set of dies used to strike this pattern for Boulton and Watt at the Soho Mint, Birmingham where this was made.
From the Cape Coral Collection of British Crowns
HID02901242017
Estimate: 3000-5000 USD
George III bronzed-copper "Hercules" Proof Pattern Crown 1820 PR67 Brown PCGS, by Droz after Monneron's French pattern (of 1792) by Dupré, ESC-244(R2), L&S-212. Obv. Hercules seated on a lion's skin, breaking a bundle of sticks over his left knee, in exergue is the date above a wreath. Rev. A crowned shield of arms of England, Scotland, France, Ireland, and Hannover. This superb example is near-flawless, with bold details, even reddish-brown toning and mirrored fields. The wonderfully expressive design was inspired by a smaller-sized pattern made in France circa 1791-92 by the firm of Monneron Freres but never coined commercially as it was proscribed by French law of 1793 prohibiting the use of privately created patterns for money. Jean-Pierre Droz, a Swiss engraver of dies for coins and of plates for paper currency, copied the concept of the originals by Augustin Dupré and engraved the set of dies used to strike this pattern for Boulton and Watt at the Soho Mint, Birmingham where this was made.
From the Cape Coral Collection of British Crowns
HID02901242017
Estimate: 3000-5000 USD