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Auction: 24005 - The Official Coinex Auction of Ancient, British and World Coins
Lot: 387

The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1735, larger lettering, young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, eight strings to harp, six hearts to semée, roses and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 335; ESC 1198; Bull 1707; S.3700), the 5 punch filled giving the semblance of an overdate as Bull 1708 or even 1736 over 5 as Bull 1710, otherwise bright but lustrous, a bolder very fine

Provenance

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

London Coin Auction, 3 September 2005, lot 1029 - "good very fine" - £225

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