Great Britain 1734 1/2 guinea

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Sincona sale 75, lot 212

This specimen was lot 212 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 5,500 CHF (about US$6,676 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Grossbritannien | Königreich. George II. 1727-1760. 1/2 Guinea 1734, London. Young laureate head. Selten. NGC AU55+. Feine Goldtönung. (Rare, Nice gold toning.)"

This head, the first for George II, was used 1728-39. It is more expensive than the half guineas of George I. Some dates (not 1734) are known with "E.I.C." below the bust.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.18 g, 0.917 fine gold, .123 troy oz AGW, this specimen 4.19 g.

Catalog reference: KM 565.1, Spink 3681A, Bull 637, Fr-345a.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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