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[[Image:S75-154.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 75, lot 154]] | [[Image:S75-154.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 75, lot 154]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 154 in Sincona sale 75 ( | + | This specimen was lot 154 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 190,000 CHF (about US$230,622 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Grossbritannien | Königreich. James II. 1685-1688. 5 Guineas 1687, London. TERTIO. First laureate bust, with elephant and castle below. Sehr selten. NGC MS63. Prachtexemplar mit Prägeglanz und feiner Goldtönung.'' (kingdom of [[Great Britain]], James II, 1685-88, five guineas of 1687, London mint, TERTIO edge, first bust, with elephant and castle below. Very rare, Cabinet piece with nice lustre and fine gold toning.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1687-88. There is a similar type ([[Great Britain 1687 5 guineas Fr-292|KM 460.1]]) struck during the same years without the elephant and castle added below the king's bust; this symbol marked gold obtained from Africa. |
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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, | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2'', Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022. |
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* [[Great Britain 1687 half penny|1687 half penny]] | * [[Great Britain 1687 half penny|1687 half penny]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1687 4 pence|1687 fourpence]] | * [[Great Britain 1687 4 pence|1687 fourpence]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1687 6 pence|1687 sixpence]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1687 shilling|1687 shilling]] | * [[Great Britain 1687 shilling|1687 shilling]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1687 half crown KM-452|1687 half crown]] | * [[Great Britain 1687 half crown KM-452|1687 half crown]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1687 crown|1687 crown]] | * [[Great Britain 1687 crown|1687 crown]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1687 1/2 guinea|1687 half guinea]] | * [[Great Britain 1687 1/2 guinea|1687 half guinea]] | ||
| − | * [[Great Britain 1687 guinea Fr-295|1687 guinea]] | + | * [[Great Britain 1687 guinea Fr-295|1687 guinea, no symbol]] |
| + | * [[Great Britain 1687 guinea Fr-296|1687 guinea, with elephant and castle]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1687 2 guineas|1687 2 guineas]] | * [[Great Britain 1687 2 guineas|1687 2 guineas]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1687 5 guineas Fr-292|1687 5 guineas, no symbol]] | * [[Great Britain 1687 5 guineas Fr-292|1687 5 guineas, no symbol]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:34, 10 June 2025
This specimen was lot 154 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 190,000 CHF (about US$230,622 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Grossbritannien | Königreich. James II. 1685-1688. 5 Guineas 1687, London. TERTIO. First laureate bust, with elephant and castle below. Sehr selten. NGC MS63. Prachtexemplar mit Prägeglanz und feiner Goldtönung. (kingdom of Great Britain, James II, 1685-88, five guineas of 1687, London mint, TERTIO edge, first bust, with elephant and castle below. Very rare, Cabinet piece with nice lustre and fine gold toning.)"
This type was struck 1687-88. There is a similar type (KM 460.1) struck during the same years without the elephant and castle added below the king's bust; this symbol marked gold obtained from Africa.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 41.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 41.71 g.
Catalog reference: KM 460.2, Spink 3398. Bull 312. Fr-293.
- 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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