Great Britain 1772 guinea

Sincona sale 82, lot 1791

This specimen was lot 1791 in Sincona sale 82 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 3,200 CHF (about US$4,283 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "George III. 1760-1820. Guinea 1772, London. Third laureate head. NGC MS62. Tied with one other for second finest certified by NGC." This type, one of several used during George's long reign, is noted for 1765-73.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.35 g, 0.917 fine gold; this specimen 8.29 g.

Catalog reference: KM 600, Spink 3727, Bull 683 (R), Fr-354.

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.
• 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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