Great Britain 1691 guinea Fr-305
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This specimen was lot 41367 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, August 2026), where it sold for $2,074. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Guinea, 1691. London Mint. William III & Mary II. PCGS Genuine--Ex Jewelry, VF Details. Elephant & Castle (Royal Africa Company) issue. Despite its former status as a jewelry piece, this example stands as a pleasing representative from a RARE and rather storied emission. From the Lucius S. Ruder Collection." This type was struck 1689-94 with (shown here) and without (Fr-303) the elephant and castle symbol below the busts.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 8.35 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: S-3427; Fr-305; KM-474.2.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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