Great Britain 1671 2 guineas

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Sincona sale 82, lot 1643

This specimen was lot 1643 in Sincona sale 82 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 19,000 CHF (about US$25,428 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Charles II. 1660-1685. 2 Guineas 1671, London. First laureate bust. Von grösster Seltenheit (Of the highest rarity). NGC AU55. Finest certified by NGC." This scarce type was struck 1664 and 1671 only. No two guineas with the elephant below the bust was struck in 1671.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 16.70 g, 0.917 fine gold; this specimen 16.69 g.

Catalog reference: Km 425.1, Spink 3333. Bull 208 (R5). Fr-284.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
  • Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 82, British Collection, Part 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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