Great Britain 1675 5 guineas Fr-281

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Sincona sale 75, lot 136
Sincona sale 77, lot 2370

The first specimen was lot 136 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 46,000 CHF (about US$55,835 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. Charles II. 1660-1685. 5 Guineas 1675, London. V. SEPTIMO. First laureate bust. Selten. NGC UNC Details. Minimal gereinigt. (Rare, Very minor cleaning.)" The second specimen was lot 2370 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 23,000 CHF (about US$27,917 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich. Charles II. 1660-1685. 5 Guineas 1675, London. V. SEPTIMO. Selten. NGC AU50. (kingdom of Great Britain, Charles II, 1660-85, five guineas of 1675. First laureate bust. Rare.)"

This type was struck 1668-78 and represented an enormous amount of money at the time and still does today. Five guineas with an elephant and castle below the bust also exist for 1675; these were made from gold brought from Africa.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 41.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, the first specimen 41.60 g., the second specimen 41.56 g.

Catalog reference: KM 430.1, Spink 3328A. Bull 178. Fr-281.

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 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
  • [2]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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