Great Britain 1794 1/2 guinea

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Sincona sale 75, lot 277

This specimen was lot 277 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 900 CHF (about US$1,093 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Grossbritannien | Königreich. George III. 1760-1820. 1/2 Guinea 1794, London. Spade 1/2 Guinea. Fifth laureate head. NGC MS61. Aussergewöhnliche Erhaltung mit feiner Goldtönung. (Extraordinary condition with nice gold toning.)"

This type, struck 1787-1800, is the commonest English gold coin of the eighteenth century. The reform of 1817 terminated all guinea-denominated issues in favor of the sovereign. At that time the guinea, which heretofore had varied in value, was fixed at 21 shillings.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.175 g, 0.917 fine gold, .123 troy oz AGW, this specimen 4.19 g.

Catalog reference: KM 608, Spink 3735. Bull 837. Fr-362.

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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