Lot 1163
George II (1727-1760). Gold Two Guineas, 1748. Older laureate head left, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS. II. DEI. GRATIA, Reverse; crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown, large letter legend and toothed border surrounding, M.B.FE. ET. H. REX. F.D. B.ET. L. D. S. R. I. A. T ET. E., edge milled (Schneider 579; Schneider dies 10/9; Bull EGC 577 R2; MCE 295; S.3669). Toned, in NGC holder graded MS 64, the current finest graded and one of the scarcer die varieties, very rare in this state of preservation. Estimated Value $30,000 - UP
NGC Certification Number 5878672-002. As of September 2021 this coin is the finest graded at both NGC and PCGS by a whole three grading steps and only seven have been graded of this rare penultimate date for the currency Two Guinea. The Latin legends translate to on obverse "George II by the Grace of God" continuing on the reverse in abbreviated Latin which if in shown in full reads "Magnae Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae Rex Fidei Defensor Brun et Lunebergen-sis Dux, Sacri Romani Imperii Archi-Thesaurius et Elector" and translates as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg, High Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire." The calendar year output of gold in the year 1748 totalled £338,523.
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