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Auction: 3024 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins
Lot: 203

George II, Sixpence, 3.01g., 1728, young laureate and draped bust facing left, georgivs.ii dei.gratia., toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, six strings to Irish harp, Garter Star at centre, plain angles, 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, diagonally milled (ESC 1603 R2; S.3705), twin die flaws at base of bust, dark tone, as struck with sharp rims, very rare Estimate £350-400 provenance Purchased Baldwin 1941 for 7/6

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