Great Britain 1738 guinea

Sincona sale 82, lot 1750

This specimen was lot 1750 in Sincona sale 82 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 4,250 CHF (about US$5,688 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "George II. 1727-1760. Guinea 1738, London. Second young laureate head. Selten (Rare). NGC UNC Details. Minimale Haarlinien (Minimal hairlines)." Guineas were struck for George II 1727-60; this particular bust was used 1733-38; some 1739 guineas are marked "EIC" for East India Company.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.35 g, 0.917 fine gold; this specimen 8.36 g.

Catalog reference: KM 573.3, Spink 3674. Bull 597 (R). Fr-339.

Source:

• 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.
• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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 82, British Collection, Part 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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