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Auction: 22096 - The "St Albans" Collection of English Gold Coins
Lot: 43

The St. Albans Collection of English Gold Coins | NGC AU Details | James II (1685-1688), Two-Guineas, 1688 over 7, laureate head left, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, emblem-adorned sceptres in angles, eight strings to harp, edge obliquely milled, 16.72g, 6h (MCE 122; Schneider II, 454; EGC 318; King 121; Spink 3399), two unfortunate lamination flaws on cheek, and a second more significant flaw through French shield, softly struck on hair as usual for type, nevertheless residually brilliant in recesses, a bolder very fine, the overdate rare, with NGC 'St Albans' Certification, graded AU Details ~ Cleaned (#6295553-016)

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

Spink, by private treaty, 30 January 2013 - [SPK2972/2] - £8,000

A private collection from London

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Sold for
£5,000

Starting price
£4200