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LOT 3936
Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Shilling. Dated 1750. London mint.
GEORGIVS • II • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to left / M • B • F • ET • H • REX • F • D • B • ET • L • D • S • R • I • A • T • ET • E • J7-50 •, crowned cruciform shields with central Garter star. SCBC 3704. Very Fine.(5.95gr, 26mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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