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Auction 23104  31 Mar 2023
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Lot 702

Starting price: 3500 GBP
Price realized: 7000 GBP
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George II (1727-1760), 'Old Head' Two-Guineas 1748, older laureate head, reads GEORGIVS, rev. large lettering, crowned garnished shield, nine strings to harp, edge chevron milled, 16.70g [258.4grns], 6h (MCE 295; Schneider II, 579, dies 10/9, edge B; EGC 577 [R2]; Stratos 168; Spink 3669), a touch of die wear to highest points, and a minute flaw below truncation, otherwise lustrous with hints of golden-orange toning in fields, good very fine, the key date of this issue, in NGC 'St Helier' holder, curiously graded AU Details ~ Obverse Cleaned (Cert. #6684100-005).
Provenance
The St. Helier Collection of English Gold Coins,
Purchased privately, 17 December 1964 [with collector's ticket]
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https://www.ngccoin.uk/certlookup/6684100-005/NGCDetails/


Estimate: £4000 - £5000
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