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Anne 1702 Guinea Pre-Union type MS62, ex Terner / Millennia collections
Anne (1702-14), gold Guinea, 1702, Pre-Union type, first draped bust left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, ANNA. DEI. GRATIA., rev. crowned Pre-Union cruciform shields, six strings to Irish harp, rose at centre, emblematic sceptres in angles, date either side of top crown, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, .MAG BR.FRA ET.HIB REG., edge, milled (Schneider 525; Farey 0460 S; EGC 458 R2; MCE.209; S.3562). Lustrous tone with original mint bloom and mirrored fields, an exceptional well struck up specimen especially in the portrait and reverse heraldry, first year of issue in the Pre-Union period of this reign, graded by NGC as MS62.
NGC Certification 6945841-001 - currently by far the finest graded example at both services.
The Latin legends translate as "Anne, by the grace of God," on obverse and on the reverse as "Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland."
This gold Guinea dates to the period when Sir Isaac Newton was the Master of the Mint with John Croker was the Chief Engraver of the coinage. The output of gold this calendar year had been £162.069.
Provenance:
Ex Dr Jacob Y Terner, Goldberg Auction 20, 26th May 2003, lot 146.
Ex Millennia Collection, Goldberg Auction 46, 26th May 2008, lot 353.