Baldwin & Sons
Auction 108 8 Nov 2022
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Charles II (1660-85), Two-Guineas, 1683, toothed outer borders both sides, second laureate head right with rounded truncation, legend reads from bottom left CAROLVS II DEI GRATIA. Rev, crowned
cruciform shields, emblem-tipped sceptres in angles, four stringed Irish harp, interlocking royal monogram at centre in the form of connected C's, date flanking top crown, legend surrounds MAG
BR FRA ET HIB REX, no stop after HIB, edge milled, (S.3335; EGC.223 – type.C/1a; MCE.48; Schneider II -). A lustrously toned example with a subtle underlying mint bloom around the legends, surfaces and fields with a mirrored appearance, mainly in the outskirts of the flan but also visible as the coin draws into the portrait region. King's hair evenly defined with little weakness in the midsection, few surface markings, faint haymarking either side of portrait. Rev, well struck up with residual lustre, few unobtrusive hairlines and contact marks. Encapsulated and graded by NGC as AU58, rare, a strong example.
NGC certification : 3743675-003.
Ex. St James's Auction 28, 24th June 2014, lot 149.
cruciform shields, emblem-tipped sceptres in angles, four stringed Irish harp, interlocking royal monogram at centre in the form of connected C's, date flanking top crown, legend surrounds MAG
BR FRA ET HIB REX, no stop after HIB, edge milled, (S.3335; EGC.223 – type.C/1a; MCE.48; Schneider II -). A lustrously toned example with a subtle underlying mint bloom around the legends, surfaces and fields with a mirrored appearance, mainly in the outskirts of the flan but also visible as the coin draws into the portrait region. King's hair evenly defined with little weakness in the midsection, few surface markings, faint haymarking either side of portrait. Rev, well struck up with residual lustre, few unobtrusive hairlines and contact marks. Encapsulated and graded by NGC as AU58, rare, a strong example.
NGC certification : 3743675-003.
Ex. St James's Auction 28, 24th June 2014, lot 149.