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4220
Great Britain. Shilling, 1723
. S.3647; ESC-1176. C/SS vari-
ety. George I. A cut above other mint state examples, this spec-
imen has dazzling golden-blue toning over near perfect
surfaces.
NGC graded MS-65
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $650 - 700
4221
Great Britain. Shilling, 1723 SSC
. S.3647; ESC-1176.
George I. A mint state example of this classic Georgian silver
coin. Bright with frosty luster and very well struck with a strong
portrait.
NGC graded MS-63.
WINGS APPROVED
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $400 - 500
4222
Great Britain. Coronation Medal, 1727
. Eimer-510; Med Ill,
ii, 479/4. George II. Sruck in silver, by J. Croker. Obverse,
bewigged portrait of king in armour facing left. Reverse, the
king enthroned is crowned by Britannia with the date 11 Octo-
ber 1727 below. Handsome blue and magenta peripheral toning
enhance this stunning specimen. Rarely seen finer.
NGC
graded MS-63.
WINGS APPROVED
.
* George II was born in the city of Hanover in Germany, the last
English monarch to be born abroad. On the death of his father
King George I he became king and was crowned in Westminster
Abbey in October 1727. The composer George Frederic Handel
was commissioned to write four new anthems for the corona-
tion, including Zadok the Priest.
Estimated Value ................................................... $600 - 700
4223
Great Britain. Shilling, 1737
. S.3700; KM-561.5; ESC-1200.
George II. Young head.
Reverse
: Plumes and roses. Toned.
NGC graded EF-45.
WINGS APPROVED
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $400 - 500
4224
Great Britain. Halfcrown, 1739
. S.3693; ESC-600. George
II. Young head, reverse with roses. Practically uncirculated with
good eye appeal and a nice even strike. Worthy of a home in
any halfcrown or high grade British milled coin collection.
NGC
graded AU-58
.
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,800 - 2,000
M
INT
S
TATE
1741 C
ROWN
4225
Great Britain. Crown, 1741
. S.3687; ESC-123; Dav-
1348. George II. Roses. Obverse, armoured laureate bust
of king. Reverse, crowned cruciform shields. Edge
D.QVARTO. Practically as struck, free from imperfections
and lightly toned with original lustre fully evident. High
grade 'young head'Crowns of George II are disappearing
very quickly.
NGC graded MS-62.
WINGS APPROVED
.
* George II married Princess Caroline of Brandenburg-Ans-
bach and they had nine children. He was granted an allow-
ance from parliament of £800,000, considerably more
money than other monarchs had received. Avoiding contro-
versial stances, he maintained the support of many influen-
tial Tories who had supported the exiled Stuart pretender to
the English throne. As a result, no senior politician deserted
George's cause during the Jacobite rebellion of 1745.
Charles Edward Stuart (the Young Pretender) landed in
Scotland, but support fell away and he was defeated at the
Battle of Culloden in 1746.
George brought England into the War of the Austrian Suc-
cession (1740-1748) and led his troops into battle against
the French at Dettingen, the last British king to fight in bat-
tle. The 1740s was a decade of change, but also consolida-
tion, and this was reflected in the coinage. Engravers and
designers John Croker and Rudolf Ochs died in 1741 and
1748 respectively, but John Ochs Jnr and Johann Tanner
worked on the king's coinage and outlived him by many
years. George II died on 25 October 1760.
Estimated Value ........................................ $4,200 - 4,500
4226
Great Britain. Penny, 1743
. S.3715A; ESC-2339; KM-567.
George II. Deeply toned and high grade for a tiny Georgian
coin.
NGC graded MS-62.
WINGS APPROVED
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $100 - 125
