Great Britain 1760 1/2 guinea
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This specimen was lot 24149 in Heritage sale 3030 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $9,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "George II gold Half Guinea 1760, Old laureate Head, MS66 NGC, glowing with luster, fully struck from fresh dies, and superb! Final year of issue during this reign, and obviously saved with great care over the past 254 years. A fabulous coin." This type was struck 1747-60 and is by far the most affordable gold coin of George II.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.175 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: S-3685; Fr-349; KM-587.
- 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.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3030, featuring the RLM Collection, the Isaac Rudman Collection, the Hans Cook Collection and the Collection of Donald E. Bently, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
- 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.
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