East India Company Five Guineas

CNG 111, Lot: 1115. Estimate $10000. Sold for $20000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. AV Five Guineas (38mm, 41.70 g, 7h). East India Company issue. Tower (London) mint. Dually dated 1729 and RY tertio. GEORGIUS · II · DEI · GRATIA ·, laureate head left; E · I · C below / · M · B · F · ET · H · REX · F · D · B · ET · L · D · S · R · I · A · T · ET · E · J7 29, crowned coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Edge; TERTIO. MCE 279; SCBC 3664. In NGC encapsulation, 4728996-003, graded AU 50. Traces of luster.

From the G. W. K. Roberts Collection. Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin No. 545 (October 1963), no. G2168 (lot includes ticket).