Great Britain 1694 5 guineas Fr-300
This specimen was lot 30303 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $22,800. The catalog description[1] noted,
"Great Britain: William & Mary gold "Elephant & Castle" 5 Guineas 1694 AU Details (Rim Repair) NGC. SEXTO edge. An attractive lesser-circulated selection of this highly popular type issued under the joint rulers, William and Mary, following the Glorious Revolution of 1688. The offering displays strong traces of original luster amidst appealing detail that leaves ample room for admiration, the noted rim repair appearing relatively minor and hardly distracting in hand. An excellent offering for the type collector seeking an aesthetically sound example without entering the ultra high-budget territory required in the acquisition of a technically finer selection of this coveted issue. Ex. Bonhams (March 1999, Lot 180). From the Paramount Collection."
This type was struck 1691-94 along with KM 479.1 which had no symbol below the bust. The elephant and castle hallmark indicated gold sourced from Africa
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 41.75 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 479.2, Fr-300, S-3423, Schneider-Unl.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3096, featuring the Paramount Collection of World & Ancient Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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