Great Britain 1793 1/2 guinea

from the Stack's Bowers June 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71327

This specimen was lot 71327 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $840. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Guinea, 1793. London Mint. George III. PCGS AU-58. The degree of handling on this near-Mint specimen is barely perceivable, all while the coin itself radiates with original luster and remains entirely wholesome and problem-free." This type, struck 1787-1800, is the commonest English gold coin of the eighteenth century. The reform of 1817 terminated all guinea-denominated issues in favor of the sovereign. As the guinea was 21 shillings, this coin was ten shillings, six pence.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.18 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: S-3735; Fr-362; KM-608.

Source:

• 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.
• 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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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