Great Britain 1813 1/3 guinea

Sincona sale 79, lot 1345

This specimen was lot 1345 in Sincona sale 79 (Zurich, October 2022), where it sold for 950 CHF (about US$1,139 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, George III. 1760-1820. 1/3 Guinea 1813, London. Second laureate head. NGC UNC Details. Lightly cleaned." This type was struck 1804-13, 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. Guineas were superseded by sovereigns during the reform of 1817.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.78 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 2.78 g.

Catalog reference: KM 650, Spink 3740, Bull 881, Fr-367.

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.* 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 79, British Collection, Part 3, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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