Great Britain 1672 1/2 guinea - Revision history

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[[Image:S75-136.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 75, lot 133, rounded truncation]]

This specimen was lot 133 in Sincona sale 75 (Zurich, May 2022), where it sold for 9,000 CHF (about US$10,924 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. Charles II. 1660-1685. 1/2 Guinea 1672, London. Second laureate bust. NGC MS62. Feine Goldpatina. (Nice gold toning.)" Oliver Cromwell's death in 1659 left a leadership vacuum which was quickly filled by inviting prince Charles back from exile to become Charles II. The first series of gold coins of his regime reverted to the old practice of not dating them and come in denominations of unite, double crown and crown. When milled coinage was introduced in 1663, these denominations were retired in favor of the guinea, its fractions and multiples. The guinea would be the basis for all gold issues until the reform of 1817 and took its name from the source of the original gold, the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa. This type is listed for 1672-84. The variety with the pointed bust (KM 431) is also known for 1672.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 4.175 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 4.16 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 439.1, Spink 3348. Bull 288. Fr-290.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* 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.
* Skingley, Philip, ed., ''Standard Catalogue of [[Great Britain|British]] Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition,'' London: Spink & Son, 2011.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''SINCONA Auction 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2'', Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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* [[Great Britain 1670 guinea|1670 guinea]]
* [[Great Britain 1672 farthing|1672 farthing]]
* [[Great Britain 1672 shilling KM-427.1|1672 shilling, without plume]]
* [[Great Britain 1672 guinea Fr-287|1672 guinea]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1672]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 75, 76, 77]]

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 [[Image:S75-136.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 75, lot 133, rounded truncation]]
-This specimen was lot 133 in Sincona sale 75 (Zurich, May 2022), where it sold for 9,000 CHF (about US$10,924 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. Charles II. 1660-1685. 1/2 Guinea 1672, London. Second laureate bust. NGC MS62. Feine Goldpatina. (Nice gold toning.)" Oliver Cromwell's death in September 1658 left a leadership vacuum which was quickly filled by inviting prince Charles back from exile to become Charles II. The first series of gold coins of his regime reverted to the old practice of not dating them and come in denominations of unite, double crown and crown. When milled coinage was introduced in 1663, these denominations were retired in favor of the guinea, its fractions and multiples. The guinea would be the basis for all gold issues until the reform of 1817 and took its name from the source of the original gold, the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa. This type is listed for 1672-84. The variety with the pointed bust (KM 431) is also known for 1672.
+This specimen was lot 133 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 9,000 CHF (about US$10,924 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. Charles II. 1660-1685. 1/2 Guinea 1672, London. Second laureate bust. NGC MS62. Feine Goldpatina. (Nice gold toning.)" Oliver Cromwell's death in September 1658 left a leadership vacuum which was quickly filled by inviting prince Charles back from exile to become Charles II. The first series of gold coins of his regime reverted to the old practice of not dating them and come in denominations of unite, double crown and crown. When milled coinage was introduced in 1663, these denominations were retired in favor of the guinea, its fractions and multiples. The guinea would be the basis for all gold issues until the reform of 1817 and took its name from the source of the original gold, the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa. This type is listed for 1672-84. The variety with the pointed bust (KM 431) is also known for 1672.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

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 * [[Great Britain 1672 farthing|1672 farthing]]
 * [[Great Britain 1672 shilling KM-427.1|1672 shilling, without plume]]
 * [[Great Britain 1672 guinea Fr-287|1672 guinea, pointed bust]]
 * [[Great Britain 1672 5 guineas|1672 5 guineas]]

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 * 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 [[Great Britain|British]] Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition,'' London: Spink & Son, 2011.
-* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2'', Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
+* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2'', Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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