MS65 BN | George V (1910-36), bronze Penny, 1926, modified effigy, bare head left, with raised BM for Bertram Mackennal on truncation, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:, rev. Britannia seated right with trident and shield, with shorter index finger, denomination surrounding, date in exergue (Freeman 195 dies 4+B; S.4054). Tied for the finest certified by NGC or PCGS, one of the greatest rarities of the British 20th century Penny series, graded by NGC as MS65 BN.
NGC Certification 6318992-007
Provenance:
Ex Parry Collection, Mark Rasmussen, Spring 2006, item C91
(£1,500-£2,000)