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Auction: 3024 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins
Lot: 99

George II, Half-Guinea, 4.17g., 1759, older laureate bust facing left, georgivs.ii. dei.gratia,, legend continuous over bust, rev. inverted die axis, crowned quartered shield of arms, six strings to Irish harp, date either side of crown, .m.b.f.et.h.rex.f.d.b.et.l.d.s.r.i.a.t.et.e., edge, diagonally milled (MCE 365; S.3685), striking flaw in English part of reverse shield, toned, very fine Estimate £250-350 provenance Purchased Baldwin 1943 for £2,10/-

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