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August 2015 ANA Auction - Session A 12 August 2015
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GREAT BRITAIN. Guinea, 1687. James II (1685-88). NGC MS-64.
S-3402; Fr-295; KM-459.1. Second laureate bust facing left. Struck the year of the Declaration of Indulgences, when James II granted broad religious freedom by suspending the penal code which had previously prohibited affiliation with any church outside the Church of England. The declaration, strongly endorsed by William Penn, is generally considered the beginning of religious freedom in the British Isles. The coin offered is tied with one other coin for finest seen at the grading services. Glowing untoned fields complement the portrait which is absent any visible abrasions without magnification. A historically significant piece, and destined for a collection of the very best King James II coinage. NGC MS-64.
Estimate: $9000.00- $12000.00
S-3402; Fr-295; KM-459.1. Second laureate bust facing left. Struck the year of the Declaration of Indulgences, when James II granted broad religious freedom by suspending the penal code which had previously prohibited affiliation with any church outside the Church of England. The declaration, strongly endorsed by William Penn, is generally considered the beginning of religious freedom in the British Isles. The coin offered is tied with one other coin for finest seen at the grading services. Glowing untoned fields complement the portrait which is absent any visible abrasions without magnification. A historically significant piece, and destined for a collection of the very best King James II coinage. NGC MS-64.
Estimate: $9000.00- $12000.00