Lot 215
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Pattern Crown, 1844, by William Wyon, young head left, from an unfinished die, square of excess metal at termination of pony tail, W WYON. R A raised on truncation, date below, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, rev. inverted die axis, crowned and garnished shield, emblems below, BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF: edge, DECUS ET TUTAMEN * ANNO REGNI VIII*, star type edge stops, impressed upright lettering (ESC 338 R2; L&S 40; S.3882), very attractively toned, mint state and the finest known specimen of this rare pattern
Pattern Crown, 1844, by William Wyon, young head left, from an unfinished die, square of excess metal at termination of pony tail, W WYON. R A raised on truncation, date below, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, rev. inverted die axis, crowned and garnished shield, emblems below, BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF: edge, DECUS ET TUTAMEN * ANNO REGNI VIII*, star type edge stops, impressed upright lettering (ESC 338 R2; L&S 40; S.3882), very attractively toned, mint state and the finest known specimen of this rare pattern

Details
Pattern Crown, 1844, by William Wyon, young head left, from an unfinished die, square of excess metal at termination of pony tail, W WYON. R A raised on truncation, date below, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, rev. inverted die axis, crowned and garnished shield, emblems below, BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF: edge, DECUS ET TUTAMEN * ANNO REGNI VIII*, star type edge stops, impressed upright lettering (ESC 338 R2; L&S 40; S.3882), very attractively toned, mint state and the finest known specimen of this rare pattern
Provenance
Bowers and Merena, 13 November 1997, lot 2561 (catalogued as currency)