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Auction: 3024 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins
Lot: 223

George IV, Proof Crown, 28.31g., 1826, bare head facing left, date below, rosette either side, georgius iv dei gratia, toothed border both sides, rev. crowned Royal helmet over garnished quartered shield, with a crowned escutcheon of Hanover at centre, nine strings to Irish harp, banner motto below, dieu et mon droit., legend surrounding, britanniarum rex fid: def: edge, inscribed in raised letters of inverted axis, decus et tutamen * anno regni septimo * (ESC 257; L&S 28; Davies 151; S.3806), attractive dark tone, mint state, rare Estimate £2,200-2,600 provenance Purchased Seaby 1944 for £6.15/-

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