The prototype was never put into circulation due to his abdication, and is one of only three known to exist.The prototype was never put into circulation due to the Edward's abdication in December 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson, and is one of only three known to existThe £5 coin was controversial even before his abdication as he chose to show his face in profile from the left, when tradition dictated it should be the right.
The sale by a collector at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas, makes it the most expensive British coin yet, smashing the £1million for an Edward VIII trial Sovereign in 2020. The previous record for the most expensive British coin sold at auction was for a king William IV proof five pounds from 1831, which sold in Monaco last October for £703,000.
I’ve a mis striker £1!!! Is it worth anything?
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