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Auction: 24004 - British and World Coins and Medals Spring Auction
Lot: 238

George II (1727-1760), 'Old Head' Guinea, 1759, old laureate head left, rev. crowned garnished shield, edge chevron milled, 8.37g, 6h (MCE 332; Farey 1000; EGC I, 622; Stratos 103; Spink 3680), some pecking and surface scuffs around portrait and a small scuff to reverse rim at 2 o'clock, otherwise attractively lustrous, a most pleasingly bold very fine

Provenance

SJA 37, 27 June 2016, lot 72 - "virtually extremely fine" - £2,800

DNW 132, 15-18 September 2015, lot 789 - "some scrapes on obverse, otherwise good very fine" - £1,600

DNW 61, 17 March 2004, lot 600 - "some scrapes on obverse, otherwise good very fine" - £800


"Most choice examples of 1759 guineas and half guineas appear to have been washed up on beaches in the Devon area."


George II "Shipwreck" gold Guinea 1759, S3680, Genuine, Shipwreck Auguste PCGS, also with ICCS certificate as genuine and XF40 grade along with explanatory certificate indicating the coin was recovered from this wreck of November 1761, off Nova Scotia; #0004, this certificate, issued by The Canadian Numismatic Company, tells the story of this misadventure and details the recent recovery of the gold coins. Porous surfaces, as are to be expected on shipwreck gold, also some black spotting and a number of marks.

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Sold for
£2,000

Starting price
£1800