Great Britain 1707 1/2 guinea

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Sincona sale 82, lot 1711

This specimen was lot 1711 in Sincona sale 82 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 5,000 CHF (about US$6,692 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Anne, 1702-1714. 1/2 Guinea 1707, London. Post-Union type. Draped bust. NGC AU58. Finest certified by NGC." This type was struck 1707-14. While not rare, it is expensive in nice condition.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.17 g, 0.917 fine gold; this specimen 4.18 g.

Catalog reference: KM 527, Spink 3575, Bull 486 (R), Fr-323.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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 82, British Collection, Part 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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