Charles II 1677 Five-Guineas, 1st bust, MS61, the finest graded example
Charles II (1660-85), gold Five Guineas, 1677, first laureate bust right similar style with shorter ribbon ties, Latin legend with pellet stops surrounding, CAROLVS. II. DEI. GRATIA. translates as "Charles II by the Grace of God" toothed border surrounding, rev. crowned cruciform emblematic shields, emblematic sceptres in angles, four interlinked C's at centre, date either side of top crown, abbreviated Latin legend, .MAG. BR. FRA. ET.HIB. REX. translates as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland" toothed border surrounding, edge inscribed in raised letters DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO REGNI VICESIMO NONO, translates as "An ornament and a safeguard, in the twenty ninth year of the reign, weight 41.68g (Schneider -; Bull EGC 186 this coin; King 100 this coin; Holloway 20; M.C.E. 15; S. 3328A). Some streaky marks in the toning, and the finest graded example thus far known, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as MS61, the plate coin from English Gold Coinage.
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Charles II (1660-85), gold Five Guineas, 1677, first laureate bust right similar style with shorter ribbon ties, Latin legend with pellet stops surrounding, CAROLVS. II. DEI. GRATIA. translates as "Charles II by the Grace of God" toothed border surrounding, rev. crowned cruciform emblematic shields, emblematic sceptres in angles, four interlinked C's at centre, date either side of top crown, abbreviated Latin legend, .MAG. BR. FRA. ET.HIB. REX. translates as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland" toothed border surrounding, edge inscribed in raised letters DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO REGNI VICESIMO NONO, translates as "An ornament and a safeguard, in the twenty ninth year of the reign, weight 41.68g (Schneider -; Bull EGC 186 this coin; King 100 this coin; Holloway 20; M.C.E. 15; S. 3328A). Some streaky marks in the toning, and the finest graded example thus far known, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as MS61, the plate coin from English Gold Coinage.
