NGC AU58 | Charles II (1660-1685), Royal African Company Five-Guineas, 1676 VICESIMO OCTAVO, Elephant and Castle, first laureate head right, shorter ties, E&C below, rev. crowned shields cruciform, emblem-adorned sceptres in angles, edge lettering downwards, 41.65g [644.4grns], 6h (MCE 14; Schneider II, 425; EGC 183 [R4]; Duveen 89; King 99; Spink 3330), a small flaw on laurel wreath and light flecking in otherwise lustrous fields, a most imposing example of this sought-after Carolean trophy series, a pleasingly good very fine, the date seldom encountered at auction, especially in this impressive state, in NGC St Helier holder, graded AU58 (Cert. #6769435-001)
