Lot 400
Great Britain. Proof Half Guinea, 1787. S-3735; Fr-362; KM-608; W&R-130. George III, 1760-1820. Older, Fifth Laureate Head, right. Reverse: Crowned, spade-shaped shield. Plain edge. Very rare and especially fine for one of these, in fact a magnficient coin. NGC graded Proof 65 Cameo.
The prototype for this design by Lewis Pingo. This is the last of the half guineas, except for the Military type of the Napoleonic years.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000.
Ex Dr Jacob Y. Terner Collection.
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