FAQs
What makes a coin valuable?
I have coins to sell, what’s the next step?
How will my purchases be shipped?
What happens if I’m not entirely happy with my purchase?
HM30182
George I 1723 Rosa Americana Twopence
Regular price
£125
Regular price
Sale price
£125
Unit price
per
George I (1714-27), Rosa Americana, Twopence, 1723, struck in bath metal, by William Wood for colonial use, laureate head right, legend surrounding, GEORGIUS. D. G. MAG. BRI. FRA. ET. HIB. REX., rev. crowned rose, banner below with UTILE DVLCE, legend above ROSA. AMERICANA. 1723., weight 14.38g (Breen 92; Nelson 14). Dished with uneven patina of light Verdigris and discolouration, otherwise fine.
The legend translates as "George by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland" on the obverse and on the reverse as "American Rose, useful and pleasant"