Losnummer 31193. George II gold Proof 1/2 Guinea 1728 PR66 Cameo NGC, KM565.1, S-3681, W&R-75 (R4). Plain edge. By John Croker. An extravagant rarity in this entirely unmatched certification, and one that by all indications could very nearly have come off of the minting presses just yesterday. Endowed with an unmistakable flash and punctuated by die polish lines throughout the fields and especially around the legends, the surfaces are simply wells of hard mirrorlike reflectivity--even from a distance the effect is uncanny--while an unusually prevalent sheen of mint frost is situated over the raised elements, producing a distinctive cameo contrast; indeed NGC has only awarded 4 specimens with cameo designations. Stemming from a period in British history when modern politics can more or less be said to have been beginning to take form, this coin could easily be seen as a memento of that age, its absolute rarity very likely surpassing the 11-20 known posited by Wilson and Rasmussen's R4 rating. Clearly far finer than the Wilson and Rasmussen plate coin, or the Terner (MS63) or Pittman (PR64 Cameo) specimens, we can only anticipate the fervor of bidding the present offering will elicit, that last piece bringing $21,600 in August.