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[[Image:S75-159.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 75, lot 159]] | [[Image:S75-159.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 75, lot 159]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 159 in Sincona sale 75 ( | + | This specimen was lot 159 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 2,800 CHF (about US$3,399 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Grossbritannien | Königreich. William III. und Mary, 1689-1694. 1/2 Guinea 1689, London. First conjoined busts, second A in GRATIA cuts into truncation. Selten. NGC XF45.'' (kingdom of [[Great Britain]], William III and Mary II, 1689-94, half guinea of 1689, London mint, First conjoined busts, second A in GRATIA cuts into truncation. Extremely fine, Rare.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1689 only and was the first issue of half guineas by these rulers. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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* Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, ''Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date,'' London: Coincraft, 1995. | * 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. | * Skingley, Philip, ed., ''Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition,'' London: Spink & Son, 2011. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2'', | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2'', Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022. |
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Latest revision as of 12:32, 10 June 2025
This specimen was lot 159 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 2,800 CHF (about US$3,399 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Grossbritannien | Königreich. William III. und Mary, 1689-1694. 1/2 Guinea 1689, London. First conjoined busts, second A in GRATIA cuts into truncation. Selten. NGC XF45. (kingdom of Great Britain, William III and Mary II, 1689-94, half guinea of 1689, London mint, First conjoined busts, second A in GRATIA cuts into truncation. Extremely fine, Rare.)"
This type was struck 1689 only and was the first issue of half guineas by these rulers.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.175 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 4.13 g.
Catalog reference: KM 473, Spink 3429. Bull 381. Fr-306.
- 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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