Great Britain 1685 guinea Fr-295
This specimen was lot 31587 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $3,360. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain: James II gold Guinea 1685 AU Details (Reverse Scratched) NGC. Above average grade for this type, the first year of the short-lived reign of James II. This Guinea exhibits attractive subdued gold surfaces, much residual luster particularly in the legends, the whole planchet overlaid with a light reddish tone. The two minor scratches on the reverse are short and fairly light. All in all a handsome specimen, an excellent representative of the type. From the Collection of a Philhellene." This type was struck 1685-86 only. Guineas with the elephant and castle also exist (Fr-296) and bring more.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 8.35 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 453.1, S-3400, Fr-295.
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- 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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