Great Britain 1750 guinea
This specimen was lot 30748 in Heritage sale 3081 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $4,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain: George II gold Guinea 1750 MS62 NGC. A magnificent Guinea; this piece was offered at the 2008 Millenia Collection sale, there described as "possibly the very best 1750 in existence". Intensely flashy, Prooflike surfaces dazzle the viewer, the entire planchet lustrous and blushing with light peach tone; the strike perfectly executed and barely touched since. Tied for highest graded by NGC and PCGS, and surely the finest of these for its visual appeal alone. Ex. Millennia Collection; Terner Collection." This type is listed for 1747-60; all dates are expensive.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 8.35 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-344, KM 588, S-3680.
- 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.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3081, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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