Davissons Ltd.
E-Auction 21 2 Aug 2017
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George II. 1727-1760. AR shilling. 25 mm. 1736. His young laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left; GEORGIVS II - DEI GRA around / Arms in cruciform configuration; roses and plumes in angles; M B F ET | H REX F D B | ET L D S R I | A T ET E around. S. 3700. ESC 1709. PCGS "Genuine Cleaning-AU Details." The coin has an attractive gray-with-blue-highlights tone and certainly merits an Extremely Fine grade. (The cleaning is not apparent to me through the plastic.) (The lengthy reverse abbreviations cover British and German titles--there was not enough room to spell them out with anything more than a single letter.) Photographed through plastic.
The Frank Robinson Collection.