Auction: 25005 - The Carrington and Pallas Collections of Exceptional English and Anglo-Gallic Gold Coins and Proof Sets
Lot: 162
(x) PCGS PR53 | *Top Pop* | Commonwealth (1649-1660), Proof Pattern Shilling, 1651, by Pierre Blondeau, (i.m.) THE • COMMONWEALTH • OF • ENGLAND • shield of England in wreath of laurel and palm, rev. • GOD • WITH • VS • 1651, value over shields of England and Ireland in beaded circle, 6h, i.m. sun [obverse] (ESC 1002 [R3]; Bull 173), softness to the tops of devices, otherwise with a uniform dark-silver tone, bold very fine, an ever sought after milled pattern of the Commonwealth series, in PCGS holder, graded PR53 (Cert. #46276678) [*Single Finest Certified*]
Provenance
Heritage, ANA Signature Sale 3118, 15 August 2024, lot 34604
https://www.pcgs.com/cert/46276678
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Estimate
£3,000 to £3,500
Starting price
£2500