Auction: 23051 - English Milled and Hammered Coins and Artefacts
Lot: 1162
George II (1727-1760), Two-Guineas, 1738, laureate bust left, rev. crowned garnished shield, nine strings to harp, nine hearts, edge obliquely milled, 16.70g, 6h (EGC 567 [D/3]; MCE 291; Spink 3667B), scratches on the reverse with graffiti 'T' to left of shield, otherwise a chunky coin, with rich natural lustre a most pleasingly bold very fine / near extremely fine for strike
Provenance
SCMB, November 1974, G942* - "good VF" - £225 [with Seaby Inventory ticket no. 742009, priced at: £325, and stating:]
"Ex SOL"
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Sold for
£2,700
Starting price
£1300