Auction: TAISEI2 - Spink x Taisei Tokyo International Numismatic Auction
Lot: 494
Great Britain, George IV (1820-1830) Proof 11-coin Set, 1826. The jewel coin of the set, the Gold Proof 5 Pounds, lettered Edge variety, graded PR63DCAM and with an extraordinary eye appeal. The set comes with an original 11-coin, red set box. Such complete set in very high grades is extremely rare and very rarely seen at auction. The last similar set was sold in April 2017 for 240,000 USD Hammer Price, including a 5 Pounds graded NGC PR64UCM but in a very comparable state of conservation than the one included in this set and graded by PCGS PR63DCAM. (1) Farthing Small Head variety, S-3825, KM697, PCGS PR65BN; (2) 1/2 Penny, KM692a, S-3824, PCGS PR65BN. (3) Penny, KM693a, S-3823; PCGS PR63BN. (4) 6 Pence Bare Head variety, S-3815, KM698, PCGS PR62.(5) Shilling, S-3812, KM694, PCGS PR63.(6) 1/2 Crown, S-3809, KM695, PCGS PR62. (7) Crown, S-3806 Septimo, KM699, PCGS PR63. (8) 1/2 Sovereign,WR-249, S-3804A, KM700, PCGS PR63. (9) Sovereign, WR-237, KM696, S-3801, PCGS PR63DCAM. (10) 2 Pounds, WR-228 LE, KM701, S-3799, PCGS PR64DCAM. (11) 5 Pounds, WR-213 Lettered Edge, , KM702, S-3797S-PS1, PCGS PR63DCAM.
Sold for
¥16,500,000