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LOT 3945
Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Penny. Dated 1737. London mint.
Design by John Croker. GEORGIVS • II • DEI • GRATIA, young laureate and draped bust to left / MAG • BRI • FR • ET • HIB • REX •, large crowned 1; date above. SCBC 3715A. Very Fine.(0.50gr, 12mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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