Sovereign Rarities Ltd
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g George VI (1936-52), gold Proof Five Pounds, 1937, bare head left, initials HP below neck for Humphrey Paget, GEORGIVS VI D:G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:, rev. St George and dragon right, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right of exergue, edge plain, weight 40.08g (Schneider 670; L&S 1; WR 435; S.4074). A few light hairlines, practically as struck, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as PF63+ ULTRA CAMEO.
NGC certification 4862558-003.
Mintage 5,501 pieces.
Thomas Humphrey Paget was the engraver and designer of the Coronation gold proof coins of King George VI, hastily prepared in the light of the December 1936 abdication of King Edward VIII. The new gold coins of King George VI were ready for release by the time of the Coronation on 12th May 1937; and were officially gold Patterns as they had a plain edge as opposed to a milled edge like on the currency coins. They were only released as part of the four-coin proof sets of which 5,501 were produced.
Provenance:
Purchased from A. H. Baldwin and Sons Ltd, Autumn 2012.
g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders.
NGC certification 4862558-003.
Mintage 5,501 pieces.
Thomas Humphrey Paget was the engraver and designer of the Coronation gold proof coins of King George VI, hastily prepared in the light of the December 1936 abdication of King Edward VIII. The new gold coins of King George VI were ready for release by the time of the Coronation on 12th May 1937; and were officially gold Patterns as they had a plain edge as opposed to a milled edge like on the currency coins. They were only released as part of the four-coin proof sets of which 5,501 were produced.
Provenance:
Purchased from A. H. Baldwin and Sons Ltd, Autumn 2012.
g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders.