Great Britain 1681 5 guineas Fr-283
This specimen was lot 144 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 24,000 CHF (about US$29,131 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Grossbritannien | Königreich. Charles II. 1660-1685. 5 Guineas 1681, London. T. TERTIO. Second laureate bust, with elephant and castle below. Selten. NGC UNC Details. Kleine Kratzer im Revers. (Rare, Small scratches on reverse.)"
This type was struck 1680-84. There is a similar type (KM 444.1) struck during the same years (including 1681) without the elephant and castle added below the king's bust; this marked gold obtained from Africa.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 41.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 41.70 g.
Catalog reference: KM 444.2, Spink 3332. Bull 193. Fr-283.
- 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 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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