Lot 3149
George II (1727-60), Silver Proof Shilling, 1746. Older laureate and draped bust left, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS. II. DEI. GRATIA. rev. crowned cruciform shields, garter star at centre, date either side of top crown, M.B.FE. ET. H. REX. F.D. B.ET. L. D. S. R. I. A. T ET. E. (Bull 1727; ESC 1208; S.3704). Scratches on slab holder. Attractively toned has been slabbed and graded by NGC as PF64. Estimated Value $5,000 - UP
NGC Certification 1877409-006. At the time of writing we note that both services have graded a total of 39 examples of the 1746 proof shilling of which only nine are finer graded than this piece. The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse "George the Second by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith" and on the reverse as "Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg, High Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire."
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