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Auction: 3024 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins
Lot: 192

George II, Crown, 30.09g., 1743, older laureate and draped bust facing left, georgius.ii. dei.gratia., toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, ten strings to Irish harp, Garter Star at centre, rose in each angle, date either side of crown above halved English and Scottish shield, .m.b.f.et. h.rex.f.d.b. et.l.d.s.r.i. a.t.et.e., edge, inscribed in raised letters of inverted axis, decvs.et.tvtamen.anno regni.decimo.septimo (ESC 124; S.3688), tiny metal stress evidence on cheek, very attractively toned, mint state Estimate £1,000-1,500 provenance Purchased Manchester 1940 for 25/-

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£2,000