Watch List notes:

Charles II (1660-85), Five Guineas, 1670, first laureate head right, toothed outer border both sides, legend surrounds CAROLVS II DEI GRATIA. Rev, crowned cruciform shields, nine strings to Irish harp, emblematic tipped sceptres in angles, four interlinked monogram Cs at centre, date flanking top crown, reads MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX, edge inscription as DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO REGNI VICESIMO SECVNDO, (S.3328; EGC.172; MCE 5). Handsome cabinet tone, free from any edge complications that so often present on these five guinea pieces. Set out on a fully rounded flan, the lower portion of the hair well struck, with the usual softness in the mid points. Some surface markings, near very fine, scarce.