Auction: 25005 - The Carrington and Pallas Collections of Exceptional English and Anglo-Gallic Gold Coins and Proof Sets
Lot: 214
(x) George II (1727-1760), 'Old Head' Half-Guinea, 1756, older laureate head left, rev. crowned garnished shield, six strings to harp, edge obliquely milled, 4.16g, 6h (EGC 658; MCE 364; S.3685), some smoothing to the edge and evidence of previous mounting, lightly contact marked and wiped, toned to reverse, very fine
Provenance
GEF Collection
Argentum, Baldwin's, 1 February 2014, lot 107
J. F. Pilkington, Glendining, 20 December 1927, lot 296 (part)
Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Estimate
£700 to £800
Starting price
£600