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FM21799

Charles II 1675 Two-Guineas, very rare date, low output, MS62

Charles II (1660-85), gold Two Guineas, 1675, second laureate head right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, CAROLVS. II. DEI. GRATIA, rev. crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles, four interlinked Cs at centre, date either side of top crown, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, .MAG. BR. FRA. ET. HIB. REX. (Schneider 432; Bull EGC 210 R3; MCE 36; S.3335). Exquisitely toned, some light hairline marks, otherwise practically as struck, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as MS62 and a very rare date.

The Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Charles the second by the Grace of God," and abbreviated on the reverse as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland."

The total gold output for the calendar year 1675 amounted to £51,741 worth of Five Guineas, Two Guineas, Guineas and Half-Guineas, the second smallest output of this reign after 1663.

Provenance:

Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, February 1990 item 139.

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