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[[Image:S82-1656.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 82, lot 1656]]

This specimen was lot 1656 in Sincona sale 82 (Zurich, May 2023), where it sold for 9,000 CHF (about US$12,045 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Charles II. 1660-1685. 2 Guineas 1678, London. Second laureate bust, elephant and castle below. ''Sehr selten'' (Very rare). NGC AU Details. ''Vorderseite leicht bearbeitet'' (Obverse slightly tooled)." When milled coinage was introduced in 1663, the unite, double crown and gold crown 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 1676-78, 1682-84.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 16.70 g, 0.917 fine gold; this specimen 16.67 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 443.2, Spink 3336. Bull 214 (R3). Fr-286.

''[[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 British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition,'' London: Spink & Son, 2011.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''SINCONA Auction 82, British Collection, Part 4,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

''Link to:''
* [[Great Britain 1677 2 guineas Fr-284|1677 2 guineas, no symbol]]
* [[Great Britain 1677 5 guineas Fr-281|1677 5 guineas, no symbol]]
* [[Great Britain 1677 5 guineas Fr-283|1677 5 guineas, elephant and castle]]
* [[Great Britain 1678 2 pence|1678 silver halfgroat]]
* [[Great Britain 1678 1/2 guinea|1678 half guinea]]
* [[Great Britain 1678 guinea Fr-288a|1678 guinea, with elephant]]
* [[Great Britain 1678 2 guineas Fr-284|1678 2 guineas, no symbol]]
* [[Great Britain 1678 5 guineas Fr-281|1678 5 guineas, no symbol]]
* [[Great Britain 1678 5 guineas Fr-283|1678 5 guineas, elephant and castle]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1678]]
* return to coins of [[Great Britain]]

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 * [[Great Britain 1677 5 guineas Fr-283|1677 5 guineas, elephant and castle]]
 * [[Great Britain 1678 2 pence|1678 silver halfgroat]]
 * [[Great Britain 1678 1/2 guinea|1678 half guinea]]
 * [[Great Britain 1678 guinea Fr-288a|1678 guinea, with elephant]]

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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 British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition,'' London: Spink & Son, 2011.
-* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 82, British Collection, Part 4,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
+* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 82, British Collection, Part 4,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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 [[Image:S82-1656.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 82, lot 1656]]
-This specimen was lot 1656 in Sincona sale 82 (Zurich, May 2023), where it sold for 9,000 CHF (about US$12,045 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Charles II. 1660-1685. 2 Guineas 1678, London. Second laureate bust, elephant and castle below. ''Sehr selten'' (Very rare). NGC AU Details. ''Vorderseite leicht bearbeitet'' (Obverse slightly tooled)." When milled coinage was introduced in 1663, the unite, double crown and gold crown 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 1676-78, 1682-84.
+This specimen was lot 1656 in Sincona sale 82 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 9,000 CHF (about US$12,045 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Charles II. 1660-1685. 2 Guineas 1678, London. Second laureate bust, elephant and castle below. ''Sehr selten'' (Very rare). NGC AU Details. ''Vorderseite leicht bearbeitet'' (Obverse slightly tooled)." When milled coinage was introduced in 1663, the unite, double crown and gold crown 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 1676-78, 1682-84.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.