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Auction: 5028 - The Samuel King Collection of Highly Important British Gold Coins
Lot: 160

xGeorge II, Five Guineas, 1729, young laureate head left, georgivs.ii. dei.gratia. toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned quartered shield of arms, crown band less ornate, seven hearts to Hanoverian Arms, eleven strings to Irish harp, Scottish Arms with inner frame of lis, date at top, .m.b.f.et.h.rex.f.d.b.et.l.d.s.r.i.a.t.et.e. edge inverted inscription in raised letters with first stop struck over a cross due to collar slippage, inverted N´s in anno, .decvs.et.tvtamen anno.regni.tertio (Schneider 555; MCE.278; S.3663), small dig on cheek, with underlying brilliance, very fine, reverse better Estimate £ 3,000-4,000

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