Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 38 26 Sep 2019
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British Coins, George IV, pattern crown, undated (1828 or 1829), in white metal, by J. B. Merlen, large laur. head l., rev. Royal arms with lion and unicorn supporters, edge plain, 35.61mm. (ESC.265B; Bull 2355 [R7]; L&S.43 var.), choice mint state and exceedingly rare
The reverse differs slightly from the coin offered in the previous lot; there is no M signature, the scrolls above the heads of the lion and unicorn are more flamboyant; there is no dot beneath the Garter and the shamrocks differ. Listing the coin as R7 suggests that only one or two examples are known. Lot 432 of the J. G. Murdoch sale, part III, 18 March 1904 included an example of this and the coin in the previous lot, 'Pattern Crowns, 2 (or Half Crowns) undated, nearly as the Crown of 1821, by Pistrucci, but smaller ... on one of these is a large M....'
Jean Baptiste Merlen (1769 - 1850), the French 'extra assistant engraver', in practice the second engraver, at the Royal Mint.
(2000-2500 GBP)
The reverse differs slightly from the coin offered in the previous lot; there is no M signature, the scrolls above the heads of the lion and unicorn are more flamboyant; there is no dot beneath the Garter and the shamrocks differ. Listing the coin as R7 suggests that only one or two examples are known. Lot 432 of the J. G. Murdoch sale, part III, 18 March 1904 included an example of this and the coin in the previous lot, 'Pattern Crowns, 2 (or Half Crowns) undated, nearly as the Crown of 1821, by Pistrucci, but smaller ... on one of these is a large M....'
Jean Baptiste Merlen (1769 - 1850), the French 'extra assistant engraver', in practice the second engraver, at the Royal Mint.
(2000-2500 GBP)