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Lot 177:
Description
g George VI (1936-52), gold Proof Set of four coins, 1937, Coronation year, gold Five Pounds, Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign, all with bare head of King left, HP raised below for designer Humphrey Paget, legend and outer border surrounding, GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:, rev. St George and dragon right, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right of exergue, all with plain edges (S.PS15). All coins with cloudy tone and handling marks, five pounds with scuffs on cheek plus some spots and hairlines, two pounds with one tiny rim bruise, sovereign with some marks and hairlines, half-sovereign with tiny reverse rim nick.
Condition report:
Mintage 5,501 sets.The Latin legend on the obverse translates as George the Sixth, by the grace of God, King of all the Britons, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India.These plain edge Proof coins were produced to celebrate the Coronation of King George VI on the 12thMay 1937, with a mintage of 5,501 pieces, they were technically patterns as they did not have milled edges.
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