Great Britain 1715 guinea
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This specimen was lot 31122 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $1,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "George I gold Guinea 1715 VF35 PCGS. A circulated specimen with moderate wear flattening George's bust, yet remaining appealing with creamy original surfaces, a deep yellow planchet and considerable sharp detail remaining within the legends. From the Lake County Collection." The SCWC divides the guineas of 1715 into KM 542 (shown here) and KM 543, with a slightly different hair style. Both are in Friedberg as Fr-327.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 8.35 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-327, KM 542, S-3630.
- 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
- 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.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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