View source for Great Britain 1739 2 guineas Fr-336c

[[Image:Great Britain H3041-32235o.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3041, lot 32235]]
[[Image:Great Britain H3041-32235r.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]

This specimen was lot 32235 in Heritage sale 3041 (Chicago, August 2015), where it sold for $7,050. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "George II gold 2 Guineas 1739 MS61 NGC, intermediate bust type. A few annealing marks, but as those are pre-striking issues they cannot be counted as serious negatives against this coin, and rather, are more of just an issue of personal taste. Some scattered hairlines are noted, primarily on the obverse, but they are barely noticeable unless one uses magnification. Overall a few attractive example of this type, and especially desirable being in Mint State condition." The two guinea denomination was struck intermittently during the first half of the eighteenth century. This type, struck 1739-40, tho not cheap, is probably the most common. A young head type (KM 576) exists for 1739 as well.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 16.7 g, 0.917 fine gold, .492 troy oz AGW. 

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-336c; KM 578, S-3668.

''[[Bibliography|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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, ''Heritage World & Ancient Coins Auction 3041, featuring the Eric Beckman Collection of Canadian Coins, the Kaiser Collection of German Gold Coins and the Rudman Collection of Mexican Coins, Part I,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015. 

''Link to:''
* [[Great Britain 1738 2 guineas|1738 2 guineas]]
* [[Great Britain 1739 farthing|1739 farthing]]
* [[Great Britain 1739 half penny|1739 half penny]]
* [[Great Britain 1739 6 pence|1739 sixpence]]
* [[Great Britain 1739 shilling|1739 shilling]]
* [[Great Britain 1739 crown|1739 crown]]
* [[Great Britain 1739 1/2 guinea Fr-345|1739 half guinea, no symbol]]
* [[Great Britain 1739 guinea|1739 guinea]]
* [[Great Britain 1739-EIC guinea|1739-EIC guinea]]
* [[Great Britain 1739 2 guineas Fr-336b|1739 2 guineas, young head]]
* [[Great Britain 1740 2 guineas|1740 2 guineas]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1739]]
* return to coins of [[Great Britain]]

[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3041]]