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Auction: 24005 - The Official Coinex Auction of Ancient, British and World Coins
Lot: 371

The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George I (1714-1727), 'WCC' Shilling, 1723, Welsh Copper Company, GEORGIVS • D ' G • M • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D • second laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, W.C.C. below truncation, rev. 23 • BRVN ET • L • DVX S • R • I • A : TH • ET • EL • 17, crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, six hearts to semée, interlocking Cs and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1180 [R2]; Bull 1592 [R2]; S.3650), rub to portrait, otherwise with a rich old cabinet tone, almost very fine, rare

Provenance

The L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two

Acquired privately from Spink, 7 January 1974

Spink Numismatic Circular, January 1974 - £75

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Sold for
£1,600

Starting price
£700