Auction Catalogue

7 October 2003

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Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

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

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Lot

№ 793

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7 October 2003

Hammer Price:
£1,300

Edward VIII (1936), Pattern Shilling, 1937, a uniface striking in lead of the rev. matrix for the planned Scottish reverse by Kruger Gray, imp. 1/- rev. mat. 26.10.36. (retrograde) stamped around, “3rd” scratched on reverse, 81.20g. Edge knock between 7 and 8 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine and excessively rare (£1,000-1,250)

Following the abdication of Edward VIII on 10 December 1936, the design was adopted for the coinage of George VI