Great Britain 1763 1/2 guinea

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Sincona sale 79, lot 1288

This specimen was lot 1288 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 4,500 CHF (about US$5,393 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, George III. 1760-1820. 1/2 Guinea 1763, London. First laureate head. Very rare. NGC AU55." This type was struck 1762-63 and is rare compared to the later issues of the Napoleonic Wars. By this time, the mint had ceased to produce anything but gold coins and Maundy sets, causing a grave shortage of circulating media. Guineas were superseded by sovereigns during the reform of 1817.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: KM 593, Spink 3731, Bull 800, Fr-358.

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.
  • 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 79, British Collection, Part 3, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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