Great Britain 1697 guinea Fr-313

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Sincona sale 79, lot 1203

This specimen was lot 1203 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 1,600 CHF (about US$1,918 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, William III. 1694-1702. Guinea 1697, London. First laureate bust. NGC AU Details. Lightly cleaned." This type was struck 1695-97 with (Fr-314) and without (shown here) the elephant and symbol below the busts. The second bust of the king was also used on guineas of 1697. After the death of his wife, William III ruled alone until his death in 1701.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.35 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 8.28 g.

Catalog reference: KM 488.1, Spink 3458, Bull 411, Fr-313.

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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