^Lot 475 Great Britain (London, England), gold 1/2 guinea, George II, 1759.

Great Britain (London, England), gold 1/2 guinea, George II, 1759. Sp-3685; KM-587; Fr-349. 4.18 grams. UNC with only trivial marks, muted luster and faint red toning, very rare provenance, only the third example we have seen. Romantic legend has it that a celebration on board this ship in 1799 included King George III himself, who was found late that night in deep conversation with an old sailor belowdecks. With photo-certificate AGC01/74 from the salvor (J. Robert Williams). Recovered from: HMS Anson, sunk in 1807 off Cornwall, southwest of England