Great Britain 1675 5 guineas Fr-282

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Sincona sale 79, lot 1154

This specimen was lot 1154 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 26,000 CHF (about US$31,161 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, Charles II. 1660-1685. 5 Guineas 1675, London. V. SEPTIMO. First laureate bust, with elephant below. Rare. NGC AU50." This type was struck 1668-69 and 1675 with the elephant and represented an enormous amount of money at the time and still does today. Five guineas without an elephant and castle below the bust also exist for 1675.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 41.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen is 41.45 g.

Catalog reference: KM 430.2, Spink 3329, Bull 179, Fr-282.

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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