Description
George II (1727-60), Two Guineas, 1740, 40 struck over 39, intermediate laureate head left, legend surrounding, GEORGIVS II DEI GRATIA. Rev, crowned quartered shield of arms, incorporating the Arms of Hanover, date flanking crown, M.B.F. ET. HIB. REX. F.D. B. ET. L. D. S.R.I.A.T. ET. E surrounds, edge grained (S.3668; EGC 575; MCE 294). Toned, lustrous fields, encapsulated and graded by NGC as AU 58. Good very fine.
‘A Distinguished Collection’, purchased en bloc via Spink, August 2018
Spink, by private treaty, 30 January 2013 – [SPK2972/7] – £3,000
A private collection from London
NGC Certification 6295553-035
