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George II 1736 Halfcrown

George II (1727-60), silver Halfcrown, 1736, young laureate and draped bust left, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS. II. DEI. GRATIA. rev. crowned cruciform shields, roses and plumes in alternate angles, garter star at centre, date either side of top crown, M.B.F. ET. H. REX. F.D. B.ET. L. D. S. R. I. A. T ET. E. edge inscribed in raised letter and dated, DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. NONO. weight 15.03g (Bull 1678; ESC 599; S.3692). Toned, unevenly on reverse, otherwise good extremely fine, when previously offered at auction in 2005 coin was graded and slabbed by PCGS as MS64.

The Latin legends translate to on obverse "George II by the Grace of God" continuing on the reverse in abbreviated Latin which if in shown in full reads "Magnae Britanniae Franciae Et Hiberniae Rex Fidei Defensor Brun Et Lunebergen-sis Dux, Sacri Romani Imperii Archi-Thesaurius Et Elector" and translates as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg, High Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire." The inscription on the edge translates as "An ornament and a safeguard, in the ninth year of the reign."

Provenance:

Ex Heritage, New York Sale, 9th January 2005, lot 22119 (As PCGS MS64).

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