Great Britain 1708 1/2 guinea

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Sincona sale 82, lot 1713

This specimen was lot 1713 in Sincona sale 82 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,677 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Anne, 1702-1714. 1/2 Guinea 1708, London. Post-Union type. Draped bust. NGC UNC Details. NGC has assessed this coin as "OBV DAMAGE", however, we see no evidence of this. Rather, it seems that the flan has not been perfectly even with less thickness in this area resulting in a weak strike instead." 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 4.19 g.

Catalog reference: KM 527, Spink 3575. Bull 487. 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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