Great Britain 1731-EIC guinea
This specimen was lot 1252 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 26,000 CHF (about US$31,161 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, George II. 1727-1760. Guinea 1731, London. Second young laureate head, with E.I.C. (East India Company) below. Rare. NGC MS61. Magnificent condition." This bust was used on the guinea 1730-32. This type was struck 1729 and 1731-32 from East Indian gold, hence the added letters. Its catalog value is double that of the regular issue (Fr-339). Five guineas were also struck with the "EIC". Guineas were superseded by sovereigns during the reform of 1817.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 8.35 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 8.38 g.
Catalog reference: KM 573.1, Spink 3673. Bull 586. Fr-340.
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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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 79, British Collection, Part 3, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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