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Auction: 25005 - The Carrington and Pallas Collections of Exceptional English and Anglo-Gallic Gold Coins and Proof Sets
Lot: 209

(x) NGC MS62 | George I (1714-1727), Quarter-Guinea, 1718, laureate head right, rev. crowned shields cruciform, emblem-adorned sceptres in angles, five strings to harp, edge obliquely milled, 2.074g, 6h (MCE 277; Schneider II, 554; EGC I, 550; S.3638), small mark before eye and a trace of flecking to lustrous, original fields, almost extremely fine, and a thoroughly pleasing example of this popular diminutive issue struck in answer to the great national silver shortage, in NGC Black 'Pallas' holder, graded MS62 (Cert. #8534314-003)

Provenance

The "Pallas" Collection of English Coins


SCMB, October 1975, G723 - "EF for issue" - £150


Purchased by Seaby [ticketed for stock, ref. 751184], 1975 - £105



https://www.ngccoin.uk/certlookup/8534314-003/62/

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Sold for
£950

Starting price
£550