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Auction: 3024 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins
Lot: 193

George II, Proof Crown, 30.22g., 1746, older laureate and draped bust facing left, georgivs.ii. dei.gratia., prominent toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, nine strings to Irish harp, garter star at centre, 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.vicesimo the word regni very weakly struck and striated (ESC 126; L&S 7; S.3690), metal stress striations on edge, otherwise attractively toned, a little spotted on reverse, mint state, rare Estimate £1,500-2,000 provenance Purchased Baldwin 1945 for £10.10/-

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