MS61 George II (1727-60), gold Five Guineas, 1729, E.I.C. initials of the East India Company below young laureate head left, GEORGIVS. II. DEI. GRATIA, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown, M.B.F. ET. H. REX. F.D. B. ET. L. D. S R. I. A. T ET. E. edge inscribed in raised letter and dated, +DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN ANNO. REGNI. TERTIO, inverted N's in ANNO (MCE 279; S.3664). Highly lustrous with dashes of red tone in the recesses, only trivial handling marks and no hint of circulation wear, an exquisite piece conservatively graded by NGC as MS61.

NGC Certification 5878684-001.

The East India Company provided quantities of gold bullion to the Royal Mint to strike coinage with their provenance mark "E.I.C." at various times in the reign of King George II. This was to enable them to have the right to export the finished coinage overseas to further facilitate their trade during an export ban on British coinage for all others.
(£40,000-60,000)