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* [[Great Britain 1682 1/2 guinea Fr-290|1682 half guinea, no symbol]] | * [[Great Britain 1682 1/2 guinea Fr-290|1682 half guinea, no symbol]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1682 guinea Fr-289|1682 guinea, elephant and castle]] | * [[Great Britain 1682 guinea Fr-289|1682 guinea, elephant and castle]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1684 farthing|1684 farthing]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1684 shilling|1684 shilling]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1684 1/2 guinea Fr-290|1684 half guinea, no symbol]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1682 2 guineas Fr-284|1682 2 guineas, no symbol]] | * [[Great Britain 1682 2 guineas Fr-284|1682 2 guineas, no symbol]] | ||
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* [[Great Britain 1684 2 guineas Fr-284|1684 2 guineas, no symbol]] | * [[Great Britain 1684 2 guineas Fr-284|1684 2 guineas, no symbol]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1684]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1684]] | ||
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Revision as of 21:04, 17 June 2022
This specimen was lot 149 in Sincona sale 75 (Zurich, May 2022), where it sold for 36,000 CHF (about US$43,697 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Grossbritannien | Königreich. Charles II. 1660-1685. 2 Guineas 1684, London. Second laureate bust, with elephant and castle below. Selten. NGC MS61. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. (Rare, Magnificent condition.)"
This type was struck 1675-84. There is a similar type (KM 443.1) struck during the same years (includng 1684) without the elephant and castle added below the king's bust; this marked gold obtained from Africa.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 16.70 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 16.77 g.
Catalog reference: KM 443.2, Spink 3336. Bull 225. Fr-286.
- 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.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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