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NYINC Signature Sale 3030 5-6 January 2014
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George III gold Half Guinea 1762, S-3731, 1st laureate Head with "apple cheeks," very rare in any grade but look at this: MS65 NGC, a coin of awesome quality, fully struck with phenomenal luster, perfectly centered, and blessed with superb surfaces and rims. No flan flaws. No nasty tin flecks. No marks on the face. No unmentioned problems. A gem! This two-year type, the first style of half-guinea coined for George III, is sometimes called the Baby Head, even though George was 24 years old at the time of its issue. Clearly, the king was a portly young man. We see here one of the finest portraits of him, designed and engraved by Richard Yeo. The Terner Collection coin was MS63 (PCGS) and a bit softly struck at the center of the reverse. It was the best example of this type seen by this cataloguer until this coin appeared. In this unheard-of grade, it is one of the rarest coins in this collection. Its technical quality and eye-appeal are nothing short of magnificent!
Estimate: 9000-12000 USD
George III gold Half Guinea 1762, S-3731, 1st laureate Head with "apple cheeks," very rare in any grade but look at this: MS65 NGC, a coin of awesome quality, fully struck with phenomenal luster, perfectly centered, and blessed with superb surfaces and rims. No flan flaws. No nasty tin flecks. No marks on the face. No unmentioned problems. A gem! This two-year type, the first style of half-guinea coined for George III, is sometimes called the Baby Head, even though George was 24 years old at the time of its issue. Clearly, the king was a portly young man. We see here one of the finest portraits of him, designed and engraved by Richard Yeo. The Terner Collection coin was MS63 (PCGS) and a bit softly struck at the center of the reverse. It was the best example of this type seen by this cataloguer until this coin appeared. In this unheard-of grade, it is one of the rarest coins in this collection. Its technical quality and eye-appeal are nothing short of magnificent!
Estimate: 9000-12000 USD