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Auction: 22096 - The "St Albans" Collection of English Gold Coins
Lot: 48

The St. Albans Collection of English Gold Coins | NGC UNC Details | George I (1714-1727), Two-Guineas, 1726, laureate head right, rev. crowned shields cruciform, emblem-adorned sceptres in angles, seven strings to harp, edge obliquely milled, 16.77g, 5h (MCE 244; Schneider II, 543; EGC 501; Murdoch II, 8; Waterbird 18; Stratos 161; Spink 3627), tiny marks on chin, otherwise bright and cartwheel lustrous, flares of brilliance in legends, a pleasingly bold extremely fine, and immensely sought after in this exemplary technical grade, a handsome coin in any connoisseur's rigorous consideration, with NGC 'St Albans' Certification, harshly graded UNC Details ~ Obverse Repaired (#6295553-031)

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

M Roberts, by private treaty, April 2012 - [MG-0579] - a superb coin, almost mint state
SJA 6, 8 June 2007, lot 240 - "choice good extremely fine or better" - £3,800
DNW 60, 9-10 December 2003, lot 651 - "very slight surface marks, good extremely fine, original brilliance" - £4,250

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Estimate
£14,000 to £20,000

Starting price
£8000