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Revision as of 11:01, 16 June 2023
This specimen was lot 30728 in Heritage sale 3081 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $3,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain: James II gold "Elephant & Castle" Guinea 1685 UNC Details (Obverse Tooled, Cleaned) NGC. Extremely rare and extremely desirable in any grade, the most coveted of James II's Guineas bearing the elephant and castle hallmark denoting its gold being sourced by the Royal African Company. Despite its certification, this piece is highly appealing to the eye and bears original luster at the peripheries; its tooling is limited to delicate smoothing on the obverse and barely detracts from the visual allure this rarity boasts. Surely one of the finest examples available to commerce." This type was struck 1685-86 only. Guineas without the elephant and castle also exist (Fr-295) and bring less.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 8.35 g, .917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-296, KM 453.2, S-3401.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3081, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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