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Auction: 24004 - British and World Coins and Medals Spring Auction
Lot: 270

(g) George III (1760-1820), 'Garter' Half-Guinea, 1813, seventh laureate head right, rev. crowned shield in Garter, edge obliquely milled, 4.18g, 12h (MCE 448; EGC I, 859; Selig 1065-1066; Stratos 50; Spink 3737), a notoriously 'soft' issue, with highly superficial marks in otherwise playfully lustrous fields, the devices boldly struck, a discerner's handsome cabinet piece thus, a pleasing extremely fine, and a fine complement to the ever-popular 'Military Guinea' of this date, unencapsulated, with NGC Certificate, graded MS63+ (Cert. #4345301-002)

Provenance

Spink USA, NYINC Collector's Series Sale, 16 January 2022, lot 81 - wherein graded NGC MS63+ - $1,700
Goldberg 96, 14 February 2017, lot 2326 [unsold, via Atlas]

Goldberg 91, 7 June 2016, lot 2294 - $1,350

New York Sale XXXVII, 5 January 2016, lot 1055 - $2,300

Baldwin FPL, Summer 2013, BM034 - with a light red tone and proof-like brilliance, good extremely fine and very rare - £1,500



https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4345301-002/63/

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Sold for
£1,600

Starting price
£1000