Great Britain 1778 1/2 guinea
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This specimen was lot 34194 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain: George III gold 1/2 Guinea 1778 AU Details (Damaged, Cleaned) NGC, Royal mint. An example with sunny tones around the peripheries of the devices, which serve to amplify and highlight their boldness. The noted damage is light and confined to an area behind George's head. From the Collection of a Berkshire Gentleman." This type was struck 1775-86 and is fairly common as Georgian gold coins go.
Recorded mintage: unknown but not rare.
Specification: 4.17 g, 0.917 fine gold, .123 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: S-3734; Fr-361; KM-605.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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