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George IV 1826 proof Sixpence, extra tuft of hair CGS 90

George IV (1820-30), silver Proof Sixpence, 1826, second bare head left, with extra tuft of hair by ear, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, rev. inverted die axis, crowned lion standing left on large crown over emblems, legend commences lower left, BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR, edge milled, (Bull 2434 R2; Davies 270 dies 1+A; ESC 1662A). Attractively toned, practically as struck, has been graded and slabbed by Coin Grading Service UK as UNC90.

CGS UK certification 5506-SP.G4.1826.04

The Latin obverse legend translates as "George IV by the Grace of God," and on the reverse "King of the Britons, Defender of the Faith."

London Coin Grading Service as it is now termed, claim that grade 90 in their 100 point system is a traditional "near FDC" and equates to an American Sheldon scale of 66.

This coin exhibits the extra tuft of hair by ear in combination with the upright of letter R of GRATIA pointing to a space in the outer beading, a variety also seen in the gold Half-Sovereign. At the time Davies wrote his book in the early 1980s the proof of this variety was yet to be confirmed, it is very rare indeed.

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