Great Britain 1678 2 guineas Fr-284

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Goldberg sale 98, lot 2427
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This specimen was lot 2427 in Goldberg sale 98 (Los Angeles, June 2017), where it sold for $41,125. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain. Two Guineas, 1678/7. Charles II. Second laureate bust right with a rounded truncation. Reverse: Crowned cruciform shields, scepters in angles. Edge milled. A spectacular mint state example well struck with orignal mint brilliance. Visually stunning, a coin for the connoisseur and very rare. NGC graded MS-63. WINGS." This type was struck 1675-84. There is a similar type (KM 443.2) struck during the same years with an elephant and castle added below the king's bust; this marked gold obtained from Africa.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 16.7 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.492 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: S.3335; Fr-284; KM-443.1.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 98: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2017.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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.

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