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Auction: 3024 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins
Lot: 194

George II, Crown, 30.03g., 1751, older laureate and draped bust facing left, georgivs.ii. dei.gratia., toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, eight 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.qvarto (ESC 128; S.3690), very attractively toned, some spotting on reverse with a few very light hairlines, otherwise as struck, a rare date Estimate £1,500-2,000 provenance Purchased Baldwin 1943 for £2.15/-

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