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[[Image:Great Britain 1802 half guinea Sincona 4-04870.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 4, lot 4870]]

This specimen was lot 4870 in Sincona sale 4 (Zurich, October 2011), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$665 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''GROSSBRITANNIEN George III. 1760-1820 ½ Guinea 1802. Fast vorzüglich.'' (Great Britain, George III, 1760-1820, half guinea of 1802. Nice extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1801-03, presumably to pay soldiers and sailors during the Napoleonic Wars. Domestically, Great Britain operated on paper Bank of England notes; the gold standard would not be resumed until after Waterloo. The reform of 1817 terminated all guinea-denominated issues in favor of the sovereign. As the guinea was 21 shillings, this coin would have been ten shillings, six pence.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but not rare.

''Specification:'' 4.17 g, .917 fine gold, .123 troy oz AGW, this specimen 4,22 g.

''Catalog reference:'' S. 3736, Fr-363, KM-649.

''[[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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Skingley, Philip, ed., ''Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition,'' London: Spink & Son, 2011.
* <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2011.

''Link to:''
* [[Great Britain 1797 1/3 guinea|1797 third guinea]]
* [[Great Britain 1801 1/2 guinea|1801 half guinea]]
* [[Great Britain 1802 1/3 guinea|1802 third guinea]]
* [[Great Britain 1804 Bank of England dollar|1804 dollar]]
* [[Great Britain 1803 1/2 guinea|1803 half guinea]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1802]]
* return to coins of [[Great Britain]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 2, 3, 4]]

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 * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
 * Skingley, Philip, ed., ''Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition,'' London: Spink & Son, 2011.
-* <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2011.
+* <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2011.
 ''Link to:''

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 [[Image:Great Britain 1802 half guinea Sincona 4-04870.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 4, lot 4870]]
-This specimen was lot 4870 in Sincona sale 4 (Zurich, October 2011), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$665 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''GROSSBRITANNIEN George III. 1760-1820 ½ Guinea 1802. Fast vorzüglich.'' (Great Britain, George III, 1760-1820, half guinea of 1802. Nice extremely fine.)"</blockquote>  This type was struck 1801-03, presumably to pay soldiers and sailors during the Napoleonic Wars. Domestically, Great Britain operated on paper Bank of England notes; the gold standard would not be resumed until after Waterloo. The reform of 1817 terminated all guinea-denominated issues in favor of the sovereign. As the guinea was 21 shillings, this coin would have been ten shillings, six pence.
+This specimen was lot 4870 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$665 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''GROSSBRITANNIEN George III. 1760-1820 ½ Guinea 1802. Fast vorzüglich.'' (Great Britain, George III, 1760-1820, half guinea of 1802. Nice extremely fine.)"</blockquote>  This type was struck 1801-03, presumably to pay soldiers and sailors during the Napoleonic Wars. Domestically, Great Britain operated on paper Bank of England notes; the gold standard would not be resumed until after Waterloo. The reform of 1817 terminated all guinea-denominated issues in favor of the sovereign. As the guinea was 21 shillings, this coin would have been ten shillings, six pence.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but not rare.

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 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but not rare.
-''Specification:'' 4.17 g, .917 fine gold, .123 troy oz AGW, this specimen 4,22 g.
+''Specification:'' 4.17 g, 0.917 fine gold, .123 troy oz AGW, this specimen 4,22 g.
 ''Catalog reference:'' S. 3736, Fr-363, KM-649.