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NYINC Signature Sale 3061 7-8 Jan 2018
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William III gold "Fine Work" 2 Guineas 1701 AU55 NGC, Royal mint, KM507, S-3457. An impressive issue that boasts "Fine Work" engraving, with this particular example having a substantial amount of mint bloom that radiates from the fields and only minor wear that has evenly affected the higher points of the designs. The King's portrait remains the obvious focal point--with his intricately styled coiffure and deeply impressed facial features marking a special occasion for the viewer--while the addition of copper iridescence in the low-lying fields easily elevates the eye appeal. A number of minor post-strike imperfections are mentioned purely for accuracy's sake, but upon rotation, fade into the flash. Clearly a coin that been carefully preserved all these years, and a conditional wonder as such.
From the Penn Collection
HID02901242017
Estimate: 7000-9000 USD
William III gold "Fine Work" 2 Guineas 1701 AU55 NGC, Royal mint, KM507, S-3457. An impressive issue that boasts "Fine Work" engraving, with this particular example having a substantial amount of mint bloom that radiates from the fields and only minor wear that has evenly affected the higher points of the designs. The King's portrait remains the obvious focal point--with his intricately styled coiffure and deeply impressed facial features marking a special occasion for the viewer--while the addition of copper iridescence in the low-lying fields easily elevates the eye appeal. A number of minor post-strike imperfections are mentioned purely for accuracy's sake, but upon rotation, fade into the flash. Clearly a coin that been carefully preserved all these years, and a conditional wonder as such.
From the Penn Collection
HID02901242017
Estimate: 7000-9000 USD