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Auction: 3024 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins
Lot: 93

George II, Two Guineas, 16.73g., 1748, older laureate bust facing left, georgivs.ii. dei.gratia, toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, second crowned quartered shield of arms, nine 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 295; S.3669), toned, nearly extremely fine Estimate £1,500-2,000 provenance Purchased Baldwin 1943 for £20

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