Losnummer 32203. Anne gold 5 Guineas 1714/1 MS62 Prooflike NGC, KM535, S-3568, Bull-453 (R2). D. TERTIO edge. Struck during the final year of Anne's historic reign, this awe-inspiring 5 Guineas remains among her very finest, both conditionally and aesthetically speaking. Among all of Anne's coinage, so few are as esteemed and contested as her largest gold pieces, generating substantial interest when found in any designation, let alone decidedly Mint State. This piece's superior preservation and exceedingly sharp strike allowed for the previous overdate attribution to be corrected, previously assigned 1714/3, but clearly showcasing the protruding top of the "1" digit and a shadow of its continuation through the upright of the "4." Through this example, all other previous overdate attributions have been updated by NGC, confirming not only its importance to the collecting community, but how its strike ranks against other Mint State specimens. Of the more than 1,000 straight-graded 5 Guinea specimens across all monarchs submitted NGC and PCGS, only 13 or just over 1% have been assigned the desirable Prooflike assignment. The resulting near-Choice preservation, bested by none for the date and elevated by deep honeyed tone and ample reflectivity, is expected to propel this resounding outlier to unforeseen heights. From the Abbeygate Collection HID05401242017 © 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved.