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0320- Great Britain. Gold Pattern Broad, or Guinea, 166

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0320- Great Britain. Gold Pattern Broad, or Guinea, 166
Great Britain. Gold Pattern Broad, or Guinea, 1662. North-2780; KM-Pn32. By Thomas Simon. Charles II, 1660-1685. Hammered Coinage. Laureate, cuirassed, and draped bust of Charles facing left. Reverse: Crowned square shield; around, legend: FLORENT CONCORDIA REGNA; date above. Plain edge. Rare. Virtually as struck, with lovely portrait and a highly lustrous obverse. Struck from a concave reverse die, producing somewhat "diminished" luster on reverse. In exceptional grade for this type. NGC graded MS-62. .

Not listed by Wilson & Rasmussen, but actually one of the few suggested designs for England's first golden Guinea.
Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000.

Provenance: Ex Dr Jacob Y. Terner Collection (by private treaty to the Millennia Collection). Ex Millennia, Lot 320.