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George III gold Proof Pattern 1/2 Guinea 1762 PR63 Cameo PCGS, KM-Pn42, cf. S-3731, W&R-125 (R4; this coin). Plain edge. By Richard Yeo. Stunning and significantly rare, this proposed, and later adopted, design for the 1762 1/2 Guinea demonstrates a certain elegance that proved to be a consistent feature of Yeo's engraving. Aged to subtle harvest gold, the present specimen shows evidence of double striking on the reverse, with the first strike clearly rather off-center. Remarkably corrected with a heavy degree of polishing to the reverse die, this piece remains the sole certified example since its sale as part of the Terner collection in 2003, further verifying its extreme scarcity and pointing to the paucity of available representatives for collectors.
Ex. Terner Collection (Goldberg Auction 20, May 2003, Lot 197); Herman Selig Collection (Spink Auction 131, March 1999, Lot 1147)
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-george-iii-gold-proof-pattern-1-2-guinea-1762-pr63-cameo-pcgs-/a/3088-33153.s?type=CoinArchives3088
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 20000-30000 USD
George III gold Proof Pattern 1/2 Guinea 1762 PR63 Cameo PCGS, KM-Pn42, cf. S-3731, W&R-125 (R4; this coin). Plain edge. By Richard Yeo. Stunning and significantly rare, this proposed, and later adopted, design for the 1762 1/2 Guinea demonstrates a certain elegance that proved to be a consistent feature of Yeo's engraving. Aged to subtle harvest gold, the present specimen shows evidence of double striking on the reverse, with the first strike clearly rather off-center. Remarkably corrected with a heavy degree of polishing to the reverse die, this piece remains the sole certified example since its sale as part of the Terner collection in 2003, further verifying its extreme scarcity and pointing to the paucity of available representatives for collectors.
Ex. Terner Collection (Goldberg Auction 20, May 2003, Lot 197); Herman Selig Collection (Spink Auction 131, March 1999, Lot 1147)
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-george-iii-gold-proof-pattern-1-2-guinea-1762-pr63-cameo-pcgs-/a/3088-33153.s?type=CoinArchives3088
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 20000-30000 USD