Lot 1952
Great Britain. Pattern Shilling, 1764. George III. Plain edge. ESC-1238 (R2: very rare); KM-Pn44. Engraved by Yeo or Tanner. Attribution of designer is uncertain because the dies were unsigned, also because the portrait resembles two different coins, each by a different engraver: the pattern guinea of 1765 by Richard Yeo (WR-88) as well as the pattern 5 guineas of 1770 by John Tanner (WR-76). Yet, neither of those signed patterns shows the king with a draped bust, as on this pattern shilling. Hence the confusion. Nonetheless it's a marvelous pattern of elegant design, the very picture of its age! Superb Choice Proof with glittering mirror fields and a subtle cameo portrait. The toning is a beautiful, medium grayish blue with hues of golden iridescence. Dr Terner obtained this coin about fifteen years ago from a collection long held in South Africa, and this piece was believed to have been purchased from the old Seaby firm in the 1950s. PCGS graded Proof 64.
Estimated Value $3,750 - 4,500.
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