George II Gold Two Guineas 1753 'R2' - Very Rare, the key date for this series
George II Gold Two Guineas 1753 'R2' - Very Rare, the key date for this series
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George II 1753 Gold Two Guineas – AU58 (-Top-Pop-) – Very Rare, the key date

£22,450.00

Lustrous retaining much mint brilliance, a delightful coin in hand, the date seldom encountered, let alone in this marvellous state.

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George II (1727-1760), gold Two Guineas, 1753, intermediate head, 8 harp strings, 6 hearts, dies l/11, edge Milled Chevron. Obv. Old laureate bust facing left. Rev. Crowned shield of arms with date split by crown above. 16.80g, die axis 6h (S.3669; EGC 579; Schneider 581). Lightly toned with appealing fields, flashy a lustrous retaining much mint brilliance, a delightful coin in hand and a date seldom encountered, let alone in this marvellous state. In our opinion, somewhat conservatively slabbed and graded by NGC as AU58, nonetheless still the single finest graded!

‘R2’ – Very Rare, the key date for this series.

NGC Certification: 6946339-001

Provenance
Ex. St. James’s Auction 37, 27/06/2016, Lot 70

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6 hearts, 8 harp strings, Intermediate head

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-Top Pop-, 'R2' – Very Rare, the key date for this series