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Auction: 23004 - Ancient and British Coins - Featuring the 'White Rose' Collection
Lot: 556

(x) George III (1760-1820), 'Rose' Guinea, 1772, third laureate head right, rev. crowned garnished shield, seven strings to harp, chevron milled edge, 8.38g, 6h (MCE 377; Farey 1120; EGC 683; Spink 3727), a touch of rub to the cheek and friction in fields, otherwise with an attractive reddish hue across lustrous original surfaces, extremely fine, a pleasing coin, scarce in this state

Provenance

The "White Rose" Collection of English Coins, formed over several generations between 1914 and 2016

Spink 214, 26 September 2012, lot 646
SNC, June 2008, MG2051 - light haymarks, about extremely fine - £975
Spink, by private treaty, 15 November 1954 - £6.10.0

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£2,200

Starting price
£1800