Lot 275
Great Britain. Pattern Sovereign, 1825. By William Wyon after Chantrey's model. The reverse by Merlen. George IV Bare Head. WR-236. Reeded edge. R5, extremely rare (6 to 10 known). 1825 was the year in which the king intervened in matters numismatic, insisting that his laureate portrait be replaced on all the coinage. Evidently he felt the earlier portrait made him look too Romanesque, his face too full (in fact he was a rotund man), thus this new style shows him with an almost slim neck and a much lighter face. We purchased this great rarity in 1985, and since then only two or three have appeared on the market, none we thought as choice as this specimen. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000.
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