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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 544

George II (1727-1760), 'Old Head' Shilling, 1750, 'Wide O', old laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, seven hearts, edge obliquely milled, 6.02g, 6h (ESC 1211; Bull 1732; S.3704), struck soft on proudest hair curls, otherwise lustrous and lightly cabinet toned, a really pleasingly good extremely fine, with an exemplary pedigree to the legendary Montagu cabinet, extremely desirable thus

Provenance

The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection (1870-1941)

Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 3 December 1898 - £0.4.6

Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1898 (P.3125, no. 50279) - "1750, Older bust. Rev. plain, Montagu specimen. scarce, F.D.C." - £0.4.6



A Catalogue of Milled English Coins, Spink FPL (October 1890), no. 180 - "Shilling, 1750, mint state" - £0.9.6



Hyman Montagu, collection of George I to Queen Victoria (1714-1887), purchased en bloc by Spink, 1890 - this coin costing - £0.2.0

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Sold for
£800

Starting price
£5