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Auction: 24005 - The Official Coinex Auction of Ancient, British and World Coins
Lot: 379

The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'Plain' Shilling, 1728, young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, nine strings to harp, seven hearts to semée, angles plain, edge obliquely milled, 7h (Pywell-Phillips 330; ESC 1191 [R2]; Bull 1698 [R2] ~ albeit nine strings not noted; S.3699), lightly flecked but richly cabinet toned, with hues of underlying lustre, an attractively uniform strike for this one-year type, almost extremely fine, rare thus

Provenance

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

Acquired privately from Spink, 6 March 1975 - £160

Spink Numismatic Circular, September 1975, no. 2158

Baldwin-Glendining, 30 October 1974, lot 349

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Sold for
£1,300

Starting price
£400