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Auction: 22096 - The "St Albans" Collection of English Gold Coins
Lot: 18

The St. Albans Collection of English Gold Coins | NGC AU58 | Anne (1702-1714), 'Pre-Union' Guinea, 1702, laureate and draped bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, rose at centre, small pellet above upper-most crown, seven strings to harp, emblem-adorned sceptres in angles, edge obliquely milled, 8.36g, 7h (MCE 209; Farey 460; Schneider II, 525; EGC 458 [R2]; Murdoch II, 845; Douglas-Morris 4; King -; Spink 3562), light flecking, otherwise lustrous and residually flashy, almost extremely fine, the exceedingly rare first date of issue, seldom encountered in commerce, with NGC 'St Albans' Certification, graded AU58 (#6295553-026)

Provenance
'A Distinguished Collection', purchased en bloc via Spink, August 2018

~ With old Spink dealer's ticket for £1,350 (c. 1990) ~

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Sold for
£16,000

Starting price
£8000