NGC MS61 | George II (1727-1760), Old Head Five-Guineas, 1748 VICESIMO SECVNDO, second older laureate head left, rev. crowned garnished shield, nine strings to harp, DECVS • ET • TVTAMEN • ANNO • REGNI • VICESIMO • SECVNDO • upwards on edge, 41.92g [648.4grns], 6h (Murdoch III, 40; Duveen 135; Douglas-Morris 74; King 170; Schneider II, 565, dies 9/9; MCE 286; EGC 562; Spink 3666), a tiny flaw below eye, some stipling in French shield and a miniscule scuff above the Irish harp reported for accuracy, otherwise splendidly lustrous and beautifully balanced for strike on a pleasingly neat round flan, good extremely fine and much as issued, very seldom encountered in this wondrously honest state with a trace of red wax in recesses, in NGC St Helier holder, conservatively graded MS61 (Cert. #6769435-003)
