Great Britain 1714 guinea
This specimen was lot 20252 in Ponterio sale 176 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $7,638. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. George I, 1714-1727. Guinea, 1714. First laureate bust right. Rv. Crowned cruciform shields with scepters in angles; legend ends ET PR. EL. A much scarcer, one-year 'Prince Elector' type, as designated in the reverse legends. The mount mark mentioned on the NGC holder is inconspicuous and the hair details are quite sharp. Lustrous. NGC AU Details--Mount Removed. Pedigree unrecorded." This one year type is much scarcer than preceding queen Anne guineas or subsequent types of George I.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 8.35 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: S-3628; Fr-327; KM-538.
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- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, and Bruce Roland Hagen, Ponterio sale 176: The Thos. H. Law Collection of English Gold Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013.
- 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.
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