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Auction: 4002 - The Marshall Collection of British & World Coins
Lot: 166

George II, Two Guineas, 1740, 40 over 39, intermediate laureate head facing left, georgius . ii. dei . gratia. toothed border both sides, rev. crowned shield of arms, eight strings to harp, m.b.f.et.h.rex.f.d.b.et.l.d.s.r.i.a.t.et.e. edge, milled (MCE 294; S.3669) a bold very fine Estimate £ 1,000-1,250 provenance Spink Numismatic Circular, July 1942, no.15374 £8-0-0 It is now thought that all 1740 two guineas have this overdate.

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