Great Britain 1753 2 guineas

Sincona sale 75, lot 227

This specimen was lot 227 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 8,500 CHF (about US$10,317 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. George II. 1727-1760. 2 Guineas 1753, London. Old laureate head. NGC AU55." This type was struck 1748 and 1753 and both dates are rare. George III did not issue two guineas so this is the last of the denomination.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 16.70 g, 0.917 fine gold, .492 troy oz AGW, this specimen 16.72 g.

Catalog reference: KM 589, Spink 3669. Bull 579. Fr-338.

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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