Auction Catalogue

8 October 2002

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Ancient, British and World Coins. Important World Banknotes

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

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Lot

№ 1396 x

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8 October 2002

Hammer Price:
£10,000

Edward VIII (1936), Pattern Crown, 1937, by T.H. Paget, model strikings of the obverse and reverse in tin, bust left, legend ends br: omn: rex, rev. model, edge grained, 26.07g/12h, and crowned arms and supporters, rev. model, edge grained, 26.64g/12h (Dyer, plate E; cf. ESC 391C) [2]. Some carbon spotting, particularly on the obverse striking, otherwise extremely fine and of the highest rarity (£7,000-10,000)