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Revision as of 10:50, 2 April 2024
This specimen was lot 4850 in Sincona sale 4 (Zurich, October 2011), where it sold for 12,000 CHF (about US$15,963 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"GROSSBRITANNIEN William III. 1694-1702 5 Guineas 1701. Belorbeertes Brustbild nach rechts. Rv. Vier gekrönte Wappen ins Kreuz gestellt, in den Winkeln Zepter. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Great Britain, William III, 1694-1702, five guineas of 1701. Obverse: laureate bust to right; reverse: four shields in the form of a cross with scepters between. Very fine to extremely fine.)"
The five guineas was the largest gold coin issued for circulation in Great Britain; all are scarce to rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 41.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, 1.230 troy oz AGW, this specimen 41,61 g.
Catalog reference: S. 3456. Fr-310, KM 508.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2011.
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- 1699 5 guineas, no symbol
- 1699 5 guineas, with elephant and castle
- Great Britain 1700 six pence
- 1700 5 guineas, no symbol
- 1701 half penny
- 1701 penny
- 1701 fourpence (groat)
- 1701 half crown, plumes in angles
- 1701 half guinea, no symbol
- 1701 guinea
- 1701 2 guineas
- Great Britain 1702 VIGO shilling
- Coins and currency dated 1701
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