Great Britain 1687 2 guineas

Ponterio sale 176, lot 20211

This specimen was lot 20211 in Ponterio sale 176 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $6,462. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. James II, 1685-88. 2 Guineas, 1687. NGC XF-45. Laureate bust left. Rv. Crowned cruciform shields with scepters in angles. A bold example that still retains luster. Another excellent milled type coin from this short reign. Ex: Seaby, 1981." This type was struck 1687-88 only.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 16.7 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: S-3399; Fr-294; KM-464.

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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, and Bruce Roland Hagen, Ponterio sale 176: The Thos. H. Law Collection of English Gold Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1687 half penny
• 1687 fourpence
• 1687 sixpence
• 1687 shilling
• 1687 half crown
• 1687 crown
• 1687 half guinea
• 1687 guinea, no symbol
• 1687 guinea, with elephant and castle
• 1687 5 guineas, no symbol
• 1687 5 guineas, elephant and castle
• 1688/7 2 guineas
• Coins and currency dated 1687
• return to coins of Great Britain