Auction: 24005 - The Official Coinex Auction of Ancient, British and World Coins
Lot: 398
The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George II (1727-1760), 'Old Head' Shilling, 1751, older laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, five hearts to semée, angles plain, smaller Garter star, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 348; ESC 1210 [R3]; Bull 1733 [R3]; S.3704), light rub to high points, otherwise uniformly cabinet toned, a most pleasing and wholesome good very fine, the key date of series
Provenance
The L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two
London Coin Auctions, 28 November 2005, lot 1238
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Sold for
£700
Starting price
£250