Lot 1165
George VI (1936-52), gold Proof Two Pounds, 1937. Bare head facing left, tiny HP below for designer Humphrey Paget, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX: F: D: IND: IMP. rev. St George slaying the dragon right, date in exergue, tiny BP initials to upper right for designer Benedetto Pistrucci, edge plain (Schneider 671; WR 437; S 4075; Fr 410; KM 860)., in NGC holder graded PF 66 Cameo, Pop 12; only 3 graded higher at PCGS, 1 in PR-66+ Cameo, 2 in PR-67 Cameo. Estimated Value $4,500
PCGS certification 388524.66/82205345. These plain edge Proof gold Double Sovereigns were produced to celebrate the Coronation of King George VI on the 12th May 1937 as part of gold Proof sets, with a mintage of 5,501 pieces, they were technically patterns as they did not have a milled edge. Looking at the population reports of PCGS and NGC we can see that between them they have certified 399 examples of the George VI gold Proof Two Pounds as end of February 2017. The Proof 66 Cameo grading means this coin falls into the top 50 graded pieces across both grading services. This is whilst noting each service has only graded one piece at the higher grade of 67 within this top 50 total with nothing higher.
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