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Auction: 24004 - British and World Coins and Medals Spring Auction
Lot: 225

George I (1714-1727), Half-Guinea, 1717, first laureate head right, rev. crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, six hearts in Hanoverian shield, edge obliquely milled, 4.17g, 6h (MCE 265; EGC I, 432; Spink 3635), lightly contact marked and brushed on obverse resulting in matte fields, otherwise imposing and uniform for type, small die breaks in legends, the reverse warmed by orange hues, a pleasingly bold very fine, rare, unencapsulated, and formerly certified NGC holder, UNC Details ~ Saltwater Damage (Cert. #4679302-005)

Provenance

Baldwins, by private treaty, 2020 [ref. C201011810] - "good very fine to near extremely fine, delightful light reddish tone" - £2,950

Baldwins, by private treaty, 2020 [ref. C190015184] - "beautifully toned on full flan, clear fields both sides, reverse superb as struck, near extremely fine" - £1,950

Heritage, Long Beach Signature Sale 3076, 5 September 2019, lot 31620 - $1,100

DNW 152, 14 November 2018, lot 1007 - wherein graded NGC UNC Details ~ Saltwater Damage - [Unsold]




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