The Coin Cabinet
The Coin Cabinet’s Pelton IV auction on 30 October achieved £949,081 including buyer’s premium. Leading the 291-lot sale was the 1831 William IV gold pattern crown (lot 69), which hammered at £180,000 and sold for £220,500 including buyer’s premium.
Leading the 291-lot sale was lot 69, the 1831 William IV gold pattern crown, an exceptionally rare piece which sold for £220,500 including buyer’s premium. Struck in gold using the dies prepared for William IV’s coronation crown, just nine examples are known, two of which are held by the Hunterian and Ashmolean museums respectively.
Five Guineas and William IV gold
The 1691 William and Mary Five Guineas (lot 30) hammered at £11,000. It is the only Five Guinea issue to show the conjoined portraits of two reigning monarchs. The 1753 George II Five Guineas (lot 43), the last of the denomination issued for circulation, realised £35,000 hammer.
Another highlight from William IV’s reign was the 1831 proof double sovereign (lot 70). One of just 225 struck, it reached £15,000 hammer, 15% above estimate.
From Victoria to Elizabeth II
The 1838 sovereign (lot 73), formerly in the Terner Collection, dates from the first year of Victoria’s sovereign coinage and achieved £8,750 hammer. The famous 1849 ‘Godless’ florin (lot 78), so named because the inscription omits Dei Gratia, finished 225% above its lower estimate. An 1859 Victoria half-sovereign (lot 82), graded PCGS MS 64, finished 220% above its lower estimate.
Among the modern sovereigns, a 1958 Elizabeth II sovereign (lot 197) featuring Mary Gillick’s laureate portrait finished 61% above its lower estimate. Graded NGC MS 67, it is tied for the highest grade recorded by NGC for the date.
Thank you to everyone who consigned and bid.
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