Great Britain 1677 guinea Fr-287

Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 31228

This specimen was lot 31228 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $8,100. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Guinea, 1677. London Mint. Charles II. PCGS AU-55. Very SCARCE when offered in in such wondrous condition, this incredibly engaging Guinea offers attractive luster and a bareness of contact on the surfaces. A slightly mushy strike is noted, a not uncommon occurrence on this type in shallow relief. Overall this piece provides a very strong example for the advanced collector of British milled coinage. From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection." This type was struck 1672-84. This date comes plain (shown here), with an elephant below the bust or an elephant and castle below the bust. All are scarce but the plain obverse sells at a slight discount.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.35 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: S-3344; Fr-287; KM-440.1.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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Great Britain 1677 guinea Fr-287

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