Great Britain 1686 guinea Fr-295

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Sincona sale 79, lot 1178

This specimen was lot 1178 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 4,000 CHF (about US$4,794 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, James II. 1685-1688. Guinea 1686, London. Second laureate bust. NGC UNC Details. Minor scratches on obverse." The first bust was used 1685-86, the second bust was used 1686-88. Both come with or without the elephant and castle below the truncation, making for four varieties for 1686.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.35 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 8.36 g.

Catalog reference: KM 459.1, Spink 3402, Bull 324, Fr-295.

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 79, British Collection, Part 3, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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