1927 Great Britain Crown Pattern, ex-Pretoria Mint

7Jaguars

Well, sounds a bit more exciting than it really is, but as there is precious little on this forum relating to Great Britain I thought I would post.
Actually, the main difference is that it is mint - issued with a bevelled edge (not filed or ground down as was the custom occasionally at the Royal Mint, something the TPGs evidently don't seem to be aware of). There are some other subtle changes which I will leave to the viewer if interested:

As per the label, this was obtained from Spink in 1997 and provenance is ex-Pretoria mint collection.

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More documentation than a stapled 2x2 would be required to support the claimed origin. Is there any? If there is, have the TPG's been made aware of it.

7Jaguars

Actually this is more informational. I don't really care if it is graded or not. FWIW, perhaps you have heard of Steve Hill who sold it to me - none other than perhaps the leading expert in British pre-decimal milled. So yea, ex-Pretoria Mint via Spink and bought in April 1997 along with a similar "mild" pattern shilling. I have any number of other prior SA mint coins and this is a mild example.

Really what I was trying to do was stimulate some interest and also see if readers might find other 1927 crowns with the bevelled edge, and who knows, provoke a little interest in the British series.

My point was that the Royal Mint often would take specimens with "finning" and smooth down the edges ( I have seen any number of proof 1839 coins of different denominations and some other off years , but in this case was as struck with the bevelled edge).