Pattern Crown, 1817, by William Wyon, similar to preceding coin, but the entire coin heavily frosted and hermetically sealed between two "watch glasses" to form a lunette, a band of gold forming the seal with a loop and ring for suspension (L&S -; ESC -), a few specks inside the glass, otherwise brilliant as struck, the only known example

Details
Pattern Crown, 1817, by William Wyon, similar to preceding coin, but the entire coin heavily frosted and hermetically sealed between two "watch glasses" to form a lunette, a band of gold forming the seal with a loop and ring for suspension (L&S -; ESC -), a few specks inside the glass, otherwise brilliant as struck, the only known example
Provenance
From the Estate of A G Wyon
Spink Numismatic Circular, February 1984, item 435 (part)

Lot Essay

See also colour illustration on page 8