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PATTERN BRILLIANT-FINISH PROOF SET IN GOLD,
SILVER, BRONZE, AND NICKEL-BRASS, DATED 1937
Edward VIII, Abdicated Hanover King, House of Windsor January to December 1936,
S-4063 & 4064A.
Edward VIII, abdicated Hanover king, House of Windsor, January to December 1936, pattern bril-
liant-finish Proof set in gold, silver, bronze, and nickel-brass, dated 1937. S-4063 & 4064A. Dies en-
graved by Paget. The complete 13-piece set of all patterns made for this abdicated king (only the gold
Half-Sovereign not created), graded by PCGS as follows: gold 5-Pounds (WR-432, reeded edge, R6)
PCGS-graded PR65 Cameo, gold 2-Pounds (WR-433, reeded edge, R6) PCGS-graded PR65 Cameo,
gold Sovereign (WR-434, reeded edge, R6) PCGS-graded PR66 Cameo, silver Crown PCGS-graded
PR66 Cameo, silver Halfcrown with unique “banner” reverse PCGS-graded PR64 Cameo, silver Florin
PCGS-graded PR65, silver Shilling with lion-facing reverse PCGS-graded PR66 Cameo, silver Six-
pence with six interlinked rings reverse PCGS-graded PR64 Cameo, silver Threepence with three inter-
linked rings reverse PCGS-graded PR63, 12-sided nickel-brass Threepence with revised “thrift” plant
reverse PCGS-graded PR66 Deep Cameo, bronze Penny PCGS-graded PR64+ RD Deep Cameo, bronze
Half-penny PCGS-graded PR64 RD Deep Cameo, and bronze “wren” reverse Farthing PCGS-graded
PR64 RB. Only four complete Edward VIII sets are believed to exist: one in the Queen’s collection, two
owned by the Royal Mint Museum (one of which is on long-term loan to the British Museum), and this,
the only complete set in private hands. One of the great treasures of the Tyrant Collection.