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Auction: 5028 - The Samuel King Collection of Highly Important British Gold Coins
Lot: 166

xGeorge II, Five Guineas, 1738, young laureate head left, evenly spaced lettering, georgivs.ii. dei.gratia. toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned quartered shield of arms, revised garnishing, crown band more ornate, seven hearts to Hanoverian Arms, nine 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 .decvs.et.tvtamen.anno.regni.dvodecimo (Schneider 560; MCE.283; S.3663A), weak first E in obverse legend, some light flecking and hairlines, dig on chin, otherwise with considerable underlying brilliance, a bold very fine, reverse better Estimate £ 4,000-5,000 Spink Numismatic Circular, February 1994, item 137

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