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Very Rare Pattern Shilling of George IV with Small Lion
George IV (1820-30), silver Pattern Shilling, 1825. Second bare head left, date below, legend and toothed
border surrounding, GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, Rev. inverted die axis, small crowned lion standing
left on large crown over emblems, legend commences lower left, BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF:
edge milled, weight 5.64g (Bull 2417 R5 plate coin; Davies 241; ESC 1264 R5; cf KM 694). Darker tone, a
little patchy in places, otherwise practically as struck,
extremely rare
, in NGC holder graded PF 62. $5,500
Ex Baldwin Auction 44, 2nd May 2006, lot 979.
NGC certification 2722100-006. These “small lion” patterns carry the same obverse as the curren-
cy shilling but the reverse not only differs in the sizing of the lion but also in the large crown below it, and
the wording of the legend which has more abbreviated Latin than that adopted for the currency piece.
Attractive and Desirable Proof Silver Crown of 1826
George IV (1820-30), silver Proof Crown, 1826. Bare head left, date below, Latin legend and toothed bor-
der surrounding, GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, Rev. inverted die axis, crowned and crested helmet over
quartered shield of arms, with a crowned escutcheon of the Arms of Hanover, French language motto
on banner below DIEU ET MON DROIT, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITAN-
NIARUM REX FID: DEF: edge inscribed in raised letters, DECUS ET TUTAMEN* ANNO REGNI
SEPTIMO (L&S 27; Bull 2336; ESC 257; Davies 151; S 3806; KM 699). Attractively toned, with only a
few tiny flecks and spots and the lightest of hairlining, practically as struck, in NGC holder
graded PF 63.
$20,000
NGC certification 2724326-003.