Great Britain 1711 guinea
This specimen was lot 32067 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $14,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Guinea, 1711. London Mint. Anne. NGC MS-61. Across both PCGS and NGC, there have only been two examples of the 1711 Guinea certified as Mint State, both NGC MS-61 certified examples. The luster on this beauty is entrancing, and there can be no doubt as to its originality. The strike is good, though not entirely full, and there is a touch of marking. Some adjustment marks are noticed on the reverse, likely leading to the grade assigned. Despite this, it appears that a better example is not forthcoming, leaving this stunner as the zenith of the date. For the British milled collector, this piece stands a preeminent beauty worthy of the most advanced of numismatic cabinets. From the Augustana Collection." This type was struck in small numbers 1709-14 and all dates are rare today, especially in nice condition. The catalog also records similar two and five guinea gold pieces. Unlike gold issues of the next century, which usually remained in bank vaults, these coins circulated extensively.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 8.35 g, 0.917 fine gold, .246 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: S-3574; Fr-320; KM-534.
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- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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