Baldwin & Sons
Auction 86 6 May 2014
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COINS, ASIAN TERRITORIES, MILLED COINAGE, CEYLON George III (1760-1820), Silver Pattern-Rix Dollar, 1815, obv laureate head of George III to the right, rev elephant facing left within open wreath of oak leaves (KM Pn7; Pr 81). Choice uncirculated and toned.
ex Wheeler collection, Baldwin's Auction 22, 2 May 2000, lot 340
ex Spink auction, 23 March 1989, lot 1465, where described as ex V Brand
Very similar to the George IV coinage of 1821. Pridmore has made the argument that this is a proof and not a pattern. Generally, we have called coins made, but not issued for circulation as patterns, but Pridmore argues that 10,000 were supposed to have been issued, but as it never happened, what is the proper description for this coin? All known pieces were struck as proofs and this pushes the argument back to describing them as patterns, as they did not enter circulation.
Estimate: £3000-4000
ex Wheeler collection, Baldwin's Auction 22, 2 May 2000, lot 340
ex Spink auction, 23 March 1989, lot 1465, where described as ex V Brand
Very similar to the George IV coinage of 1821. Pridmore has made the argument that this is a proof and not a pattern. Generally, we have called coins made, but not issued for circulation as patterns, but Pridmore argues that 10,000 were supposed to have been issued, but as it never happened, what is the proper description for this coin? All known pieces were struck as proofs and this pushes the argument back to describing them as patterns, as they did not enter circulation.
Estimate: £3000-4000