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Auction: 5028 - The Samuel King Collection of Highly Important British Gold Coins
Lot: 167

xGeorge II, Five Guineas, 1741, 41 over 38, young laureate head left, 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, 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 upright inscription in raised letters .decvs.et.tvtamen anno.regni.decimo.qvarto (Schneider 563; MCE.284; S.3663A), light surface marks and hairlines, a pleasing extremely fine Estimate £ 7,000-9,000

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