Great Britain 1694/3 2 guineas Fr-301

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Sincona sale 79, lot 1198

This specimen was lot 1198 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 4,250 CHF (about US$5,094 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, William III. and Mary, 1689-1694. 2 Guineas 1694/3, London. Conjoined busts. Rare. NGC AU Details. Lightly tooled below bust." This type was struck 1693-94 with (Fr-302) and without (shown here) the elephant and castle below the busts. All the 1694 issue seems to have the overdate.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 16.70 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 16.61 g.

Catalog reference: KM 482.1, Spink 3424, Bull 358, Fr-301.

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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