Lot 129. The Remarkable "Ellerby Area" Hoard of English Gold Coins (1610-1727) | NGC VF30 | James II (1685-1688), Guinea, 1687, second laureate head left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, emblem-adorned sceptres in angles, five strings to harp, edge obliquely milled, 8.29g [127.9grns], 6h (PAS: YORYM-18E848 = BM 2019 T668/112 this coin; MCE 128; Farey 290; EGC 329; Spink 3402), scant friction, otherwise partially toned and lustrous, strictly fine / good fine, with NGC 'Ellerby' Certification, graded VF30 (#6380983-112). Estimate: £700 - £1000