PF62 | George IV (1820-30), silver proof Crown, 1826, bare head left, date below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, rev. inverted die axis, crowned and crested helmet over quartered shield of arms, with a crowned escutcheon of the Arms of Hanover, French language motto on banner below DIEU ET MON DROIT, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF:, edge inscribed in raised letters, DECUS ET TUTAMEN* ANNO REGNI SEPTIMO, 28.29g (L&S 27; Bull 2336; ESC 257; Davies 151; S.3806). Attractively toned, some minor marks, graded by NGC as PF62.

NGC Certification 6318986-002

The new Chief Engraver William Wyon produced his first proof designs for the 1825-26 coinage of which this Crown is an example of the mastery of his engraving technique. Such coins would have constituted the largest silver coin in the full proof set dated 1826, of which it is thought no more than circa 400 were released.

Provenance:
Ex A. H. Baldwin, Fixed Price List, Summer 2015, item BM182.

Estimate: £12,000 - £15,000