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[2599] Great Britain. Pattern silver Shilling, 1825

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 3,500.00 USD
[2599] Great Britain. Pattern silver Shilling, 1825
<Our item number 77719><B><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">Great Britain.</FONT> Pattern silver Shilling, 1825.</B> George IV Bare Head. Small Lion reverse. ESC-1264: rated R5, Extremely Rare &#40;just 5 to 10 pieces known, in all&#41;. Reeded edge &#40;not viewable in the slab&#41;. This is the prototype for the coinage which began in 1825 &#40;style as S-3812&#41;, but the beautifully trim, smaller lion and the crown he stands upon here, on this pattern, were remodeled for the issued coinage. Thus this reverse is unique to this pattern. It&#39;s a classic of its age, the time of the English literary Romantics, Byron and Shelley and Keats, all of whom wrote passionately about derring-do, and Byron was famous for swimming the Hellespont, in the Dardanelles straits. Their writings inspired the entire nation, and surely were a key to the concept of Imperialism which sent the navy around the globe and troops into almost every far corner of the world, in search of conquest. In other words, this period of time set the stage for Queen Victoria&#39;s reign, when England resembled ancient Rome as ruler of the world. The coin here offered has beautiful reflective surfaces and a hard gray toning showing iridescent highlights. The strike is deep. Only a few pieces are known. The great Terner Collection contained a PCGS PR66 example, probably the finest known, but this coin is also beautiful and must rank within the top 3 for quality. <B>NGC graded Proof 63.</B> <BR>Estimated Value &#36;3,000-3,500. <I><BR>The Cheshire Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 77719<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/077719.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/077719N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> <BR><DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/ilgebaylogo.JPG"></TD> <TD> 350 South Beverly Drive Suite 350<BR> Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA<BR> Telephone: 310-551-2646<BR> Fax: 310-551-2626<BR> E-Mail: <A HREF="mailto:brian@goldbergcoins.com"> info@goldbergcoins.com </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font color=red> <h3>There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot.</h3></font> <P>We are one of the country's premier auction houses, specializing in U.S., World and Ancient Coins and Currency; Autographs; Manuscripts; Rare Books and other Fine Collectibles. Dedicated to quality of product and customer service, we guarantee authenticity of all items sold for their full purchase price. </P> <P>Our office will answer inquiries about lots (e-mail only, please) from 9-5 (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday. </P> <a href=http://PayPalSucks.com><img border=0 src=http://PayPalSucks.com/images/logo.gif></a> <p align=center> <font face=Arial size=2>Pay for this auction online with Western Union<sup>®</sup> Auction Payments<sup><font size=2>SM</font></sup></font> <BR><BR> <a href="http://www.auctionpayments.com/" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.auctionpayments.com/images/banners/banner1.gif" alt="Western Union Auction Payments"></a> </p> <P>Bidpay payment items will be sent upon reciept of check from Western Union. These payments may take up to ten days to get to us. We accept MasterCard, Visa up to $5000 dollars, personal checks, cashiers checks and money orders on all items. When using a credit card, please include account number, expiration date, billing and shipping address and eBay lot number. <B>Successful California bidders must pay 8.25% sales tax. This tax charge may not appear on your invoice until we are notified of purchasers address.</B> All credit card transactions are subject to additional verification. Shipping charges will not be quoted until notification of purchasers address. </P> <P>We are members of the American Numismatic Association, Professional Numismatists Guild, International Autograph Dealers Alliance, Universal Autograph Collectors Club and the Manuscript Society. View our auction catalogs and consignment offers at: <A HREF="http://www.goldbergcoins.com"> www.goldbergcoins.com. </P> <TABLE> <TR> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.com/images/png1.gif" ALT="Member PNG" width=50 height=65>
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