Great Britain 1681 2 guineas

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Sincona sale 82, lot 1664

This specimen was lot 1664 in Sincona sale 82 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 6,000 CHF (about US$8,030 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Charles II. 1660-1685. 2 Guineas 1681, London. Second laureate bust. Sehr selten (Very rare). NGC AU Details. Kleine Kratzer auf Rückseite (Small scratches on obverse). From auction Spink 1261, London, November 2000, lot 356." When milled coinage was introduced in 1663, the unite, double crown and gold crown were retired in favor of the guinea, its fractions and multiples. The guinea would be the basis for all gold issues until the reform of 1817 and took its name from the source of the original gold, the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa. This type is listed for 1675-84.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 16.70 g, 0.917 fine gold; this specimen 16.55 g.

Catalog reference: KM 443.1, Spink 3335. Bull 219 (R3). Fr-284.

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 82, British Collection, Part 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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