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Sale 31: The Pre-Long Beach Auction May 30 - June 1, 2005
             

             
            Lot 2327Great Britain. Crown, 1736. S.3686; ESC-121; Dav-1347. 
            George II. Roses and plumes. Deeply toned. As noted several times 
            elsewhere in this catalogue, the emblems which fill in the fields 
            around the reverse cruciform shields denote that the silver used to 
            coin this coin came from the West Country, specifically the Company 
            for Smelting Pit Coale and Sea Coale. Seems romantic to us today 
            perhaps, but doubtless this silver came from a lot of sweat and hard 
            work in less than ideal working conditions. The owner of the 
            Cheshire Collection points out that this date is quite rare, and 
            that he feels it is superior to the lovely coin in the Van Roekel 
            collection; many great crown collectors, he adds, never owned a 1736 
            Roses & Plumes, in any grade. This delightful specimen is deeply 
            toned with just a hint of wear, and is probably one of the better 
            survivors of its age. Many great crown collections were simply 
            missing a top-notch example of the 1736 crown. NGC graded MS-62. 
            Estimated Value $3,800-4,200. 

            Provenance: The Cheshire Collection.
             Realized $3,600
             


          








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