Great Britain 1679 guinea Fr-287

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Heritage sale 3067, lot 31581
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This specimen was lot 31581 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $2,520. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain: Charles II gold Guinea 1679 XF45 NGC. A lustrous and appealing Guinea, exhibiting shallow wear to the surfaces commensurate with its grade but otherwise solidly detailed and satisfying overall. Struck slightly off-center, giving a pleasing crescent of dentils from 10 until 6 o'clock on the obverse. With an old dealer's ticket dated the 17th January 1952, when this piece sold for £5. From the Collection of a Berkshire Gentleman." This type was struck 1672-84. There is a similar type (KM 440.2) struck during the same years with an elephant and castle added below the king's bust (Fr-289); this marked gold obtained from Africa.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.35 g, 0.917 fine gold.

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

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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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