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ANA Signature Sale 3066 17 Aug 2018
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George II Proof Crown 1746 PR65 NGC, KM585.2, S-3690, ESC-1669. An absolutely beautiful example from the first British Proof set, and tied with five others for the finest graded at NGC. Only 100 of these sets were produced for collectors, a lower mintage than nearly all Proof sets which follow it (besides, perhaps, the 1821). Exceptionally well-struck, there is something exceedingly charming about seeing George II's elaborate portrait so sharply represented, and with such a gorgeously high-relief frame of edge dentils. This coin has mostly gray toning with flashes of deep steel-blue and magenta that appear when held in the right light. We sold this same coin in our January 2017 New York INC auction, where it realized $22,325; for the grade-conscious collector of British crowns, it doesn't get much better than this!
HID02901242017
Estimate: 15000-25000 USD
George II Proof Crown 1746 PR65 NGC, KM585.2, S-3690, ESC-1669. An absolutely beautiful example from the first British Proof set, and tied with five others for the finest graded at NGC. Only 100 of these sets were produced for collectors, a lower mintage than nearly all Proof sets which follow it (besides, perhaps, the 1821). Exceptionally well-struck, there is something exceedingly charming about seeing George II's elaborate portrait so sharply represented, and with such a gorgeously high-relief frame of edge dentils. This coin has mostly gray toning with flashes of deep steel-blue and magenta that appear when held in the right light. We sold this same coin in our January 2017 New York INC auction, where it realized $22,325; for the grade-conscious collector of British crowns, it doesn't get much better than this!
HID02901242017
Estimate: 15000-25000 USD