Lot 4510
Great Britain. Guinea, 1686. S.3402; Fr-295; KM-459.2. James II, 1685-1688. Second laureate head of King facing left. Legend: IACOBVS II DEI GRATIA. Reverse: Crowned cruciform shields. Sceptres in angles. Edge milled.
This is a quite exceptional coin with virtually full original mint luster and a hint of original light orange toning in the letters. It would be difficult to imagine a finer specimen of this type for offer, or an example with more eye appeal. Well struck, with exceptionally strong detail on the King's portrait. Well centered on a large flan. Unusually, there is no blank filing and no haymarking. Extremely rare in any grade above Very Fine, the catalogue valuations stop at £4500 (nearly $9000) in XF. There is no pricing for any higher grade. NGC graded MS-61.
Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000.
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