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Auction: 20005 - The Stratos Sale of Spectacular English Gold Coins
Lot: 157

William III (1694-1702), 'Fine-Work' Two-Guineas, 1701, laureate head right, no stop after GRA, rev. crowned shields cruciform, emblem-adorned ornamental sceptres in angles, edge obliquely milled, 16.78g, 6h (Schneider II, 482; MCE 173; Spink 3457), an utterly sumptuous coin with arresting pools of mint brilliance, good extremely fine, in all probability amongst the finest extant

Provenance
The Chalaza Collection
Spink 91, 1 May 1992, lot 69
Vente Bale (Switzerland), 30 May 1974, lot 165 - CHF 32,000
Spink Numismatic Circular, March 1971, no. 2839 - 'mint state' - £565
Spink Numismatic Circular, September 1970, no. 9315




NGC MS63 (Certification #5880292-002)

https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/5880292-002/63/


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Sold for
£38,000

Starting price
£8500