Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

George III (1760-1820), New coinage, Pattern Five Pounds, 1820, by B. Pistrucci, in gold, laureate bust right, rev. St George and dragon, edge lx, 40.01g/6h (WR 177; L & S 207; Montagu 556; Murdoch 176; Douglas-Morris 145; Selig 1158; S 3783). Lightly brushed, bagmark by chin and minor rim bruise at 9 o’clock on reverse, otherwise good extremely fine and extremely rare; in fitted case (£30,000-40,000)

25 struck. Illustrated on the front cover