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Great Britain. Gold Pattern Crown, 1820

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Great Britain. Gold Pattern Crown, 1820
<Our item number 138264><B>Great Britain. Gold Pattern Crown, 1820.</B> George IV. Obverse: Draped laureate bust of king facing left, similar to the portrait by Pistrucci. Legend reads GEORGIUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D: <I>Reverse</I> Crowned garnished shield with shamrock, thistle and rose, based on the design of the halfcrown, shilling and sixpence &#40;1820-1825&#41;. Edge plain. Weight 35 grams. Struck in 22 carat &#40;.916&#41; gold. En medaille &#40;upright&#41; die axis. Only two examples struck in gold. <B>NGC graded Proof 69 Ultra Cameo.</B> <BR><BR>*This privately minted &#39;retro&#39; pattern produced by INA Ltd in Birmingham UK, in 2008, will be featured in the next edition of Colin Bruce&#39;s &#39;Unusual World Coins&#39; published by Krause. The dies will only be used to complete production of silver and base metal strikings and then they will be rendered unusable. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;2,000 - 2,400. <BR><BR>Our item number 138264<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.gol dbergcoins.net/liveauction/48jpegs/138264.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/48jpegs/138264N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>