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<p>[QUOTE="Zonker, post: 7676685, member: 84143"]And the answer from the Royal Mint is:</p><p><br /></p><p>Our records confirm that 5501 gold proof sovereigns were minted as part of the King George VI coronation sets in 1937. I regret that the records do not appear to indicate a figure for the number of matt proof sovereigns minted in this year, but as you may be already be aware, the matt proof version of this sovereign is regarded as extremely rare. </p><p><br /></p><p>As I mentioned earlier - Bently knew of at least two Matt proofs in private hands. I imagine the Royal Mint has at least one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Zonker, post: 7676685, member: 84143"]And the answer from the Royal Mint is: Our records confirm that 5501 gold proof sovereigns were minted as part of the King George VI coronation sets in 1937. I regret that the records do not appear to indicate a figure for the number of matt proof sovereigns minted in this year, but as you may be already be aware, the matt proof version of this sovereign is regarded as extremely rare. As I mentioned earlier - Bently knew of at least two Matt proofs in private hands. I imagine the Royal Mint has at least one.[/QUOTE]
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