G British Coins and Medals. George IV, proof five pounds, 1826, inscribed edge, bare head l., rev. crowned shield of arms over mantle (S.3797; W&R.213), about uncirculated, minor handling and hairlines mainly on obverse, cameo or frosted-gold features with the reverse dramatically beautiful, rare in any state as the proof-only issue of the first five pounds type, popular for a variety of reasons and always in demand £15,000-17,000
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