Sovereign Rarities Ltd
Auction 5 15 Mar 2022
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PF63 | George IV (1820-30), silver pattern Crown, 1825, bare head left, date below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, rev. inverted die axis, crowned and crested helmet over quartered shield of arms, with a crowned escutcheon of the Arms of Hanover, French language motto on banner below DIEU ET MON DROIT, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF:, edge plain, 28.06g (L&S 20; Bull 2331 R3; ESC 255 R3; Davies 150; KM.Pn90; S.3806). A very rare pattern-only type, attractively toned with scarcely any evidence of handling, graded by NGC as PF63.
NGC Certification 6318986-001
The new Chief Engraver of coins at this time, William Wyon produced his first proof designs for coinage with the 1825-26 issues, of which this Crown is an initial example of the mastery of his engraving technique. The 1825 proof issue is much rarer and are infrequently available, compared to the 1826 Proof Crown which was issued a year later for the proof set in larger numbers.
The Latin legend translate as on the obverse "George the Fourth, by the grace of God" and on the reverse as "King of the Britons, Defender of the Faith" with the French language garter motto as "God and my right."
Provenance:
Ex A. H. Baldwin, Fixed Price List, Summer 2015, item BM181 when slabbed by CGS UK as 88.
(£20,000-£25,000)
NGC Certification 6318986-001
The new Chief Engraver of coins at this time, William Wyon produced his first proof designs for coinage with the 1825-26 issues, of which this Crown is an initial example of the mastery of his engraving technique. The 1825 proof issue is much rarer and are infrequently available, compared to the 1826 Proof Crown which was issued a year later for the proof set in larger numbers.
The Latin legend translate as on the obverse "George the Fourth, by the grace of God" and on the reverse as "King of the Britons, Defender of the Faith" with the French language garter motto as "God and my right."
Provenance:
Ex A. H. Baldwin, Fixed Price List, Summer 2015, item BM181 when slabbed by CGS UK as 88.
(£20,000-£25,000)