George IV (1820-1830), Pattern Shilling, 1825, London, by William Wyon and Jean Baptiste Merlen, bare head left, rev. BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF: Lion atop narrow crown, lettering widely spaced beside, edge milled, 5.69g, 7h (La Renotière 177; Davies 261; ESC 1264 [R5]; Bull 2417 [R5]), a few light marks across brilliant surfaces, light overlying speckled tone with flashes of green to peripheries, extremely rare, with fewer than 10 specimens extant, several of which are impounded in museums, in NGC holder, graded PROOF 62 (Cert. #2825037-001)
