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Auction: 3024 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins
Lot: 92

George II, Two Guineas, 16.69g., 1735, young laureate bust facing left, georgivs.ii . dei.gratia,, toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, second crowned quartered shield of arms, seven strings to Irish harp, date either side of pointed arched crown, .m.b.f.et.h.rex.f.d.b.et.l.d.s.r.i.a.t.et.e., edge, diagonally milled (MCE 290; S.3667A), retaining considerable mint brilliance, good very fine / extremely fine, a rare date Estimate £1,200-1,500 provenance Purchased Baldwin 1944 for £23.10/-

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