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Auction: 20005 - The Stratos Sale of Spectacular English Gold Coins
Lot: 36

George I (1714-1727), Half-Guinea, 1725, second laureate head right, rev. crowned shields cruciform, emblem-adorned sceptres in angles, edge obliquely milled, 4.14g, 6h (Murdoch III, 17[a]; King 158; Schneider II, 553; MCE 274; Spink 3637), a large die split before face possibly exacerbated by the 'damaged obverse die', otherwise toned with reddish-purple hues, about very fine

Provenance
From the Quinn Collection
Purchased Spink, 3 June 1991 - £240 (ticket in hand of Rasmussen)



NGC AU55 (Certification #5879377-003)

https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/5879377-003/55/

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Sold for
£1,100

Starting price
£250