Great Britain 1675 2 guineas

Sincona sale 79, lot 1155

This specimen was lot 1155 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 3,800 CHF (about US$4,554 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, Charles II. 1660-1685. 2 Guineas 1675, London. Second laureate bust. NGC VF35." This denomination was struck with this bust 1675-84. Two guineas with an elephant and castle where struck 1676-78 and 1682-84.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 16.70 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen is 16.45 g.

Catalog reference: KM 443.1, Spink 3335, Bull 210, 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 79, British Collection, Part 3, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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