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Auction LIII 14 Jan 2021
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George I (1714-27), Gold Quarter Guinea, 1718. Laureate head right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS. D.G. M.B.R. FR. ET. HIB. REX. F.D., rev. crowned cruciform shields, incorporating the Arms of Hanover, sceptres in angles, garter star at centre, date either side of top crown, BRVN ET. L. DVX S.R.I.A.TH ET. EL., edge diagonally grained (MCE 277; S.3638). Lightly toned has been graded and slabbed by NGC as MS62. Estimated Value $1,250
NGC Certification 3395004-013. At the time of writing we note that 156 examples of the 1718 Quarter Guineas have been graded across both services of which only 40 are finer than this piece. The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse "George by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith" and on the reverse as "Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg, High Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire."
NGC Certification 3395004-013. At the time of writing we note that 156 examples of the 1718 Quarter Guineas have been graded across both services of which only 40 are finer than this piece. The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse "George by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith" and on the reverse as "Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg, High Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire."