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This specimen was lot 30778 in Heritage sale 3035 (Long Beach, September 2014), where it sold for $28,200. The catalog description^[1] noted, "William & Mary gold 2 Guineas 1693 MS62 NGC, KM482.1, S-3424. Rare, a gorgeous coin with superb eye appeal, bold strike, glittering prooflike fields, beautiful reddish gold toning, broad denticles on each side, the dies perfectly centered, only tiny scattered abrasions that do not detract from the eye appeal, faint hairlines that are noticeable mainly because of the mirrored surfaces, and a single black metal flaw on the first quadrant of the royal shield as well as a few tiny black flecks elsewhere. The cataloguer (BL) has seen many of the finest known British gold coins, but cannot recall more than one or two other 2-guineas of this reign that were comparable to this wonderful specimen. Choice Uncirculated, obviously saved at issue and carefully kept for the past 317 years - a miracle of survival! From The Law Collection."