Watch List notes:

NGC AU55 | George II (1727-1760), Five-Guineas, 1738 DVODECIMO, young laureate head left, small lettering, rev. crowned garnished shield, nine strings to harp, • DECVS • ET • TVTAMEN • ANNO • REGNI • DVODECIMO on edge downwards, 41.96g, 7h (Douglas-Morris 72 same dies; King 166; Stratos 199 same dies; Schneider II, 561, dies 6/5; EGC 558 [R2]; MCE 283; Spink 3663A), some pin-scratches above R I of S R I A, and once lightly wiped, otherwise residually lustrous, with hints of peripheral reddish tone, a pleasingly bold very fine, in NGC holder, graded AU55 (Cert. #6295110-001)