Great Britain 1740 1/2 guinea

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Sincona sale 82, lot 1756

This specimen was lot 1756 in Sincona sale 82 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 1,600 CHF (about US$2,141 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "George II. 1727-1760. 1/2 Guinea 1740, London. Intermediate laureate head. Selten (Rare). NGC UNC Details. Kratzer auf Vorderseite (Scratches on obverse)." This particular bust, the "middle aged head", was used 1740 and 1745-46. It is priced about double the "old head" half guinea of 1747-60.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.17 g, 0.917 fine gold; this specimen 4.18 g.

Catalog reference: KM 580.1, Spink 3683. Bull 644 (R5). Fr-347.

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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