PF62-63 CAMEO George VI (1936-52), gold 4-coin proof set, 1937, Coronation year, gold Five Pounds, Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half Sovereign, all with bare head of King left, initials HP below neck for engraver Humphrey Paget, legend and outer border surrounding, 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, all with plain edges (S.PS15). All coins toned and lightly hairlined, the Five Pounds graded by NGC as PF63 CAMEO, the Two Pounds and Sovereign graded as PF62, the Half Sovereign graded as PF63, all accompanied by their original red leather box of issue.
NGC Certifications 6135141-001, 6135142-002/003/006.
The Latin legend on the obverse translates as "George the Sixth, by the grace of God, King of all the Britons, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India."
These plain edge Proof coins were produced to celebrate the Coronation of King George VI on the 12th May 1937. With a mintage of 5,501 pieces, they were technically produced patterns as they do not have milled edges.
(£8,000-10,000)