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3237
Great Britain. Matte Proof Crown, 1951
. S.4111; KM-880.
George VI. Obverse portrait of king left by H.Paget. Designer' s
initials below. GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: and
FIVE SHILLINGS below. Reverse, Pistrucci' s St George and
Dragon. Date in exergue. Legend on edge in recessed letters
CIVIUM INDUSTRIA FLORET CIVITAS MCMLI MDCCCLI. A beau-
tiful, practically flawless specimen issued to celebrate the 1951
Festival of Britain, the post-Second World War commercial exhi-
bition.
NGC graded Matte Proof 67.
WINGS APPROVED
.
Estimate Value ................................................$1,700 - 2,000
3238
Great Britain. Proof Crown, 1937
. S.4079; ESC-393; Dav-
112; KM-857. George VI. Obverse portrait of king left by Paget.
Reverse, crowned arms with standing lion and unicorn support-
ing. A very choice silver Proof which seems to exhibit a greater
degree of frosting than other 1937 Proof Crowns.
NGC graded
Proof 64 (Star).
WINGS APPROVED
.
Estimate Value ..................................................... $150 - 175
3239
Great Britain. Proof Crown, 1953
. S.4136; KM-894. Eliza-
beth II. Struck to a superior finish. Design very frosted. Obverse
Queen on horseback ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA BRITT OMN
REGINA FIDEI DEFENSOR. Denomination (FIVE SHILLINGS)
below. Reverse, 4 cruciform shields around central crown. A
superb mint state specimen.
NGC graded Proof 64.
WINGS
APPROVED
.
Estimate Value ..................................................... $300 - 400
3240
Great Britain. Maundy Set, 1953 NGC MS65
. S.4126; ESC-
2570 (R2); KM-MDS212. Elizabeth II. Obverse, young portrait of
HM Queen by Mary Gillick right. Reverse, crowned numeral
within wreath to denote denomination. Superb mint state, and
toning lightly. The rarest of all 20th century Maundy sets. Lot of
4 coins.
NGC graded All MS-65
.
Estimate Value ................................................ $1,000 - 1,200
* The 1953 Maundy ceremony took place at St Paul' s Cathedral
in early April of that year, several weeks before the Queen was
crowned at Westminster Abbey on 2nd June. Queen Elizabeth
was accompanied at this her first Maundy ceremony by Prince
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
It is said that most of the Maundy coin sets in 1953 were taken
away by overseas visitors at the time of the Coronation, and of
the small number made, many sets did not survive or were later
scuffed and damaged. Consequently, the current catalogue
value of a basic mint state set is around $1500.