CrownEdward VIII Retro Pattern Fantasy 1937 by INA Ltd. Dated 1937 on obverse. Proof in .925 Silver with a milled edge. Obverse, a right facing portrait of Edward VIII by Metcalfe never used on currency. Reverse George and the Dragon with 'model' in exergue. One of only 12 made in .925 silver with a milled edge. nFDC with golden toning
CrownEdward VIII Retro Pattern Fantasy 1937 by INA Ltd. Proof in .925 silver with a milled edge. Obverse, a left facing portrait of Edward VIII by DR Golder. Reverse George and the dragon, 1937 in exergue below with MODEL behind St. George. One of only 9 made in .925 silver with a milled edge nFDC with some toning
CrownEdward VIII Retro Pattern Fantasy 1937 by INA Ltd. Dated 1937 on obverse. ProofPiedfort in 4mm thick silver plated copper with a milled edge. Obverse, a right facing portrait of Edward VIII by Metcalfe never used on currency. Reverse George and the Dragon with 'model' in exergue. One of only 12 made in silver plated copper with a milled edge. nFDC
CrownEdward VIII Retro Pattern Fantasy 1937 by INA Ltd. Dated 1937 on obverse. ProofPiedfort in 4mm thickness copper with a plain edge. Obverse, a right facing portrait of Edward VIII by Metcalfe never used on currency. Reverse George and the Dragon with 'model' in exergue. One of only 12 made in Piedfort copper with a plain edge. nFDC
CrownEdward VIII Retro Pattern Fantasy 1937 by INA Ltd. ProofPiedfort in copper with a plain edge. Obverse, a left facing portrait of Edward VIII by DR Golder. Reverse George and the dragon, 1937 in exergue below with MODEL behind St. George. One of only 9 made in Piedfort copper with a plain edge nFDC
CrownEdward VIII Retro Pattern Fantasy 1937 by INA Ltd. ProofPiedfort in gold plated copper with a milled edge. Obverse, a left facing portrait of Edward VIII by DR Golder. Reverse George and the dragon, 1937 in exergue below with MODEL behind St. George. One of only 9 made in Piedfort gold plated copper with a milled edge FDC
CrownEdward VIII Retro Pattern Fantasy 1936 by INA Ltd Proof/piedfort in 4mm+ thickness copper with a plain edge. Obverse, a right facing portrait of Edward VIII by Percy Metcalfe which was never used on coinage and has only featured on the rare Australian Melbourne Agricultural Medal. Reverse, St George and Dragon after Pistrucci. One of only 15 made in piedfort copper with a plain edge. FDC
CrownEdward VIII Fantasy Pattern 1937 in .925 silver with plain edge, by INA, Obverse a right-facing portrait of Edward VIII by Percy Metcalfe which was never used on coinage, and has only featured on the rare Australian Melbourne Agricultural Medal. (These were unissued and an example is in the Victoria Museum, Australia). Reverse St. George and the Dragon with 'model' in Gothic style in the exergue. Only 12 examples were made in silver with a plain edge. Lustrous UNC and prooflike with a few slight toning areas
CrownEdward VIII Fantasy Pattern 1937 Silver Proof Obverse Large head left by Donald R.Golder, Reverse Pistrucci's St. George and the Dragon date in exergue with MODEL to left of horse. From a die originally intended for a run of patterns but never used for this purpose. Only 25 milled edge Silver Proofs were minted nFDC with blue and gold tone (Ex LCA 129 lot 1260 realised £160 hammer)
Crown 1937 Edward VIII Patina Collection Pattern in .925 silver. Milled edge. Obverse Large head of the king by D.R. Golder, never used on production pieces. Reverse, St George and Dragon, with MODEL behind horse, date in exergue. One of only 25 made. Prooflike UNC
CrownEdward VIII Fantasy Pattern 1937 in .925 silver with milled edge, by INA, Obverse a right-facing portrait of Edward VIII by Percy Metcalfe which was never used on coinage, and has only featured on the rare Australian Melbourne Agricultural Medal.(These were unissued and an example is in the Victoria Museum, Australia). Reverse St.George and the Dragon with 'model' in Gothic style in the exergue. Only 12 examples were made in silver with a milled edge. Lustrous UNC and prooflike with a few light contact marks
CrownEdward VIII Fantasy Pattern 1937 Silver Proof Obverse Large head left by Donald R.Golder, Reverse Pistrucci's St.George and the Dragon date in exergue with MODEL to left of horse. From a die originally intended for a run of patterns but never used for this purpose. Only 25 milled edge Silver Proofs were minted nFDC with blue and gold tone
CrownEdward VIII Fantasy Pattern 1937 Gold Plated Copper Plain edge Proof (akin to Barton's metal) Obverse Large head left by Donald R.Golder, Reverse Pistrucci's St.George and the Dragon date in exergue with MODEL to left of horse. From a die originally intended for a run of patterns but never used for this purpose. Only 3 minted FDC
CrownEdward VIII Fantasy Pattern 1937 Silver Proof Obverse Large head left by Donald R.Golder, Reverse Pistrucci's St.George and the Dragon date in exergue with MODEL to left of horse. From a die originally intended for a run of patterns but never used for this purpose. Only 25 milled edge Silver Proofs were minted nFDC with blue and gold tone
CrownEdward VIII Fantasy Pattern 1937 Gold Plated Copper PiedfortProof (akin to Barton's metal) Obverse Large head left by Donald R.Golder, Reverse Pistrucci's St.George and the Dragon date in exergue with MODEL to left of horse. From a die originally intended for a run of patterns but never used for this purpose. Only 9 minted FDC
PatternCrown 1937 Proof in .925 silver from a part of a very small number of experimental strikings from a pair of Donald R Golder ‘Patina? dies, made some time ago, but which were never used to produce any Edward VIII pattern coins in quantity. The portrait of Edward VIII (based on Pistrucci?s large head of George III on the GB pattern Crown, ref. ESC 234) was considered too large, and a smaller version was eventually used in the series. Nevertheless, this large portrait is interesting. The Pistrucci style reverse design of St George and the dragon featured here was also never used for the ‘Patina? series of production (retro) patterns.One of 25 pieces made with a plain edge. Obverse: Large portrait of Edward VIII, with designers initials DRG (Donald R Golder) below bust. Reverse: St George and dragon after B. Pistrucci. Date 1937 in exergue, FDC
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