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ANA Signature Sale 3056 3 Aug 2017
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George II "Lima" Crown 1746 MS63 NGC, Royal mint, KM585.3, S-3689, ESC-125. A choice example of this storied type, struck from silver mined in Lima that had been captured from the Spanish by George Anson on June 20, 1743. One of the more pleasing examples of this type that we have encountered, possessing a unform strike, few marks and an especially clean cheek of George II and almost none of the alloying flecks that are common to the type. Original tone that ranges from gray-brown to peach in the centers, brightens at the obverse edges into a frame of flashy intermingled blue, peach and yellow coloration. Worthy of an advanced collection of British crowns, but also a coin that should appeal to collectors specializing in Latin America.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 5000-7000 USD
George II "Lima" Crown 1746 MS63 NGC, Royal mint, KM585.3, S-3689, ESC-125. A choice example of this storied type, struck from silver mined in Lima that had been captured from the Spanish by George Anson on June 20, 1743. One of the more pleasing examples of this type that we have encountered, possessing a unform strike, few marks and an especially clean cheek of George II and almost none of the alloying flecks that are common to the type. Original tone that ranges from gray-brown to peach in the centers, brightens at the obverse edges into a frame of flashy intermingled blue, peach and yellow coloration. Worthy of an advanced collection of British crowns, but also a coin that should appeal to collectors specializing in Latin America.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 5000-7000 USD