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George II 1738 Half-Guinea young head MS61
George II (1727-60), gold Half-Guinea, 1738, young laureate head left, legend GEORGIVS. II . DEI. GRATIA. toothed border around rim both sides, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown, legend M.B.F.ET.H. REX. F.D.B. ET.L.D.S.R.I.A.T ET.E. weight 4.17g (Schneider 599; Bull EGC 641 R3; MCE 348; S.3681A). Toned with some light haymarking both sides, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as MS61 and a rare date.
NGC certification 6320345-004
The Latin legends translate to on obverse "George the Second 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."
We note the total output of gold for the calendar year of 1738 amounted to £269,837, interestingly a year without a silver output.
Provenance:
Purchased from Spink and Son Ltd, 31st July 1991.
Ex Jean-Marie Van Meerbeck Collection, Spink Coin Auction, 23rd January 2022, lot 140.