Great Britain 1686 guinea Fr-296

Sincona sale 82, lot 1673

This specimen was lot 1673 in Sincona sale 82 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 17,000 CHF (about US$22,751 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "James II. 1685-1688. Guinea 1686, London. Second laureate bust, elephant and castle below. Selten (Rare). NGC MS61. Finest certified by NGC." The first bust of James 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 8.34 g.

Catalog reference: KM 459.2, Spink 3403, Bull 328 (R), Fr-296.

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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