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NYINC Signature Sale 3071 6-7 Jan 2019
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George IV gold Proof 2 Pounds 1823 PR63+ Cameo PCGS, KM690, S-3798, W&R-218 (R3). J.B.M. below truncation. A one-year type, the first currency 2-Pound coin and ever-popular for its intermediate portrait of George IV, already elusive in higher grades but of extreme rarity in Proof. Only three Proof 1823 2 Pounds have been certified by either NGC or PCGS: the present PR63+ Cameo PCGS, and a PR63 and PR65 NGC. Neither of the latter two have achieved the elusive 'cameo' designation, and this factor coupled with the magnificent toning this offering displays persuades one to believe that this may be the most attractive example of the three. Its fields are pairs of deep mirrors flowing around the lightly frosted portrait and depiction of St. George and the dragon, light hairlines residing in the fields in line with the grade; but it is perhaps the magnificent color this piece exhibits that really captures the viewer's attention, a bold blend of aged gold and red. It is quite one thing for a coin of such rarity to have survived in such high grade, and quite another for it to mature such unbeatable eye-appeal. A significant rarity of the 19th century British Proof series, and an objectively beautiful offering.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 10000-20000 USD
George IV gold Proof 2 Pounds 1823 PR63+ Cameo PCGS, KM690, S-3798, W&R-218 (R3). J.B.M. below truncation. A one-year type, the first currency 2-Pound coin and ever-popular for its intermediate portrait of George IV, already elusive in higher grades but of extreme rarity in Proof. Only three Proof 1823 2 Pounds have been certified by either NGC or PCGS: the present PR63+ Cameo PCGS, and a PR63 and PR65 NGC. Neither of the latter two have achieved the elusive 'cameo' designation, and this factor coupled with the magnificent toning this offering displays persuades one to believe that this may be the most attractive example of the three. Its fields are pairs of deep mirrors flowing around the lightly frosted portrait and depiction of St. George and the dragon, light hairlines residing in the fields in line with the grade; but it is perhaps the magnificent color this piece exhibits that really captures the viewer's attention, a bold blend of aged gold and red. It is quite one thing for a coin of such rarity to have survived in such high grade, and quite another for it to mature such unbeatable eye-appeal. A significant rarity of the 19th century British Proof series, and an objectively beautiful offering.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 10000-20000 USD