Sale 108
Lot 1118
George VI (1936-52), Gold Proof Five 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 (S 4074; Fr 409; KM 861), in PCGS holder graded PF 65 Deep Cameo. Estimate Value $6,000 - UP
PCGS certification 36156820. A truly superior example of this large coin hastily produced to commemorate the coronation of King George after the unexpected abdication of his brother Edward VIII (to marry Mrs Simpson) in December 1936.
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