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William III gold "Fine Work" 2 Guineas 1701 AU58 NGC, KM507, Fr-321, S-3457, Schneider-482. 16.8gm. A bold portrait of William III takes center stage on this captivating, near-Mint State example of the type, famed for its high-quality engraving style and appropriately dubbed "Fine Work." This intricate design is owed to the work of Sir Isaac Newton, whose efforts as mintmaster served to reform prior production deficiencies to result in the beautiful piece of art seen here today. A full strike lends a complete and deep outline to William's features, set within stirring golden brilliance tempered only in its intensity by a fine cabinet tone of amber and honey-gold. It speaks to the strength of this collection that it contains an even finer specimen of the type than the slightly lower-graded example that we offered as part of the Penn Collection in January of this year, and we do not doubt that this premier selection will be met with at least equal bidder enthusiasm.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-william-iii-gold-fine-work-2-guineas-1701-au58-ngc-/a/3096-30304.s?type=CoinArchives3096
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 8000-10000 USD
William III gold "Fine Work" 2 Guineas 1701 AU58 NGC, KM507, Fr-321, S-3457, Schneider-482. 16.8gm. A bold portrait of William III takes center stage on this captivating, near-Mint State example of the type, famed for its high-quality engraving style and appropriately dubbed "Fine Work." This intricate design is owed to the work of Sir Isaac Newton, whose efforts as mintmaster served to reform prior production deficiencies to result in the beautiful piece of art seen here today. A full strike lends a complete and deep outline to William's features, set within stirring golden brilliance tempered only in its intensity by a fine cabinet tone of amber and honey-gold. It speaks to the strength of this collection that it contains an even finer specimen of the type than the slightly lower-graded example that we offered as part of the Penn Collection in January of this year, and we do not doubt that this premier selection will be met with at least equal bidder enthusiasm.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-william-iii-gold-fine-work-2-guineas-1701-au58-ngc-/a/3096-30304.s?type=CoinArchives3096
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 8000-10000 USD