Superb Lima Guinea and Half Guinea
HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. AV Guinea (24.5mm, 8.36 g, 5h). LIMA issue. Tower (London) mint. Dated 1745. GEORGIUS · II · DEI · GRATIA ·, laureate head left; small LIMA. below / · M · B · F · ET · H · REX · F · D · B · ET · L · D · S · R · I · A · T · ET · E · 17 45, crowned coat-of-arms. Schneider 591; MCE 320; SCBC 3679. Superb EF, light orange tone, lustrous. Rare and desirable type.
In early autumn 1740, Commodore George Anson set out with a squadron of six vessels to harass Spanish possessions in the New World. Among various adventures along the Atlantic and Pacific shores of South America, Anson’s ships captured a quantity of silver and gold bullion bound for Spain. This precious metal was born back to Britain following a dramatic circumnavigation across the Pacific, and was struck into coins bearing the commemorative legend LIMA.
