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Auction: 12009 - The Magnus Collection, Ancient, English & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 1049

Elizabeth II (1952- ), gold pattern Crown, 1966, by Anthony Foley, elizabeth ii dg regina fd + philip duke of edinburgh, conjoined busts left, signed on truncation amf and k c hunt sculp d, rev. great britain, Britannia in biga right, hurling thunderbolt, date in exergue, 22ct., 63.27g (cf. ESC 393Q, listed in silver but not listed in gold), mint state, the only known example in gold Estimate £ 10,000-15,000 Offered with the following documents: - Original typed pages headed ´Proposals for changes in the current coinage of Great Britain´ and ´Further minor modifications to the coinage of the U.K´, both pages signed by Anthony M Foley - Copy of letter from the Treasury Chambers, dated 21 February 1967, to Mr Foley, from J S Beastall, Private Secretary - Copy of letter from the Treasury Chambers, dated 8 August 1967, to Mr Foley, from B O Dyer, Private Secretary - Original letter from The Westminster Mint, dated 10 November 1969, to Mr P N Barnes, ´The cost of the "25 pattern in 22ct. gold is £75, price inclusive of despatch per insured post.´

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£10,500