1937 King George VI Proof Specimen 5 Pound - NGC PF-67 Cameo 'Equal Finest'
This superb 1937 George VI proof Specimen Five Pound piece being graded by NGC as PF-67 Cameo, shares equal finest example top spot. Classified as 'Top Pop' Number in Higher Grades '0' and not bettered by any PCGS example. One similar example sold in the USA in January 2023 for $72,000.00.
The plain edge Proof gold Five Pound pieces were produced to celebrate the Coronation of King George VI on the 12th of May 1937 as part of 4 coin gold Proof sets, with a mintage of 5,501 pieces, they were technically patterns as they did not have a milled edge like earlier gold Five Pounds of other reigns.
Coin Specifications
Struck - London Mint (Proof) - Mintage 5,501
Inscription: GEORGIVS VI D:G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP
Milled Spink S.4076 H.P. (Humphrey Paget) BP: Benedetto Pistrucci
Struck in 22ct gold
Weight: 39.94g / Diameter: 39.61mm
Obverse by Humphrey Paget
Featuring Reverse design of St George & the dragon by Benedetto Pistrucci
Die Axis: ↑ / ↑
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