Great Britain 1749 1/2 guinea
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This specimen was lot 1769 in Sincona sale 82 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 1,000 CHF (about US$1,338 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "George II. 1727-1760. 1/2 Guinea 1749, London. Old laureate head. Äusserst selten (Extremely rare). NGC XF Details. Leicht gebogen (Slightly bent. From Dolphin Coins Fixed Price List, London, September 1997, lot 140." This particular bust, the "old head", was used on half guineas of 1747-60. This date is not listed in the SCWC and is noted in Friedberg as "Very rare".
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.17 g, 0.917 fine gold; this specimen 4.16 g.
Catalog reference: KM 587 (unlisted date), Spink 3685. Bull 651 (R5). Fr-349a.
- 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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