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[[Image:S75-149.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 75, lot 149]] | [[Image:S75-149.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 75, lot 149]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 149 in Sincona sale 75 ( | + | This specimen was lot 149 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 36,000 CHF (about US$43,697 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Grossbritannien | Königreich. Charles II. 1660-1685. 2 Guineas 1684, London. Second laureate bust, with elephant and castle below. Selten. NGC MS61. Prachtvolle Erhaltung.'' (Rare, Magnificent condition.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1675-84. There is a similar type ([[Great Britain 1684 2 guineas Fr-284|KM 443.1]]) struck during the same years (including 1684) without the elephant and castle added below the king's bust; this 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 [[Great Britain|British]] Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition,'' London: Spink & Son, 2011. | * Skingley, Philip, ed., ''Standard Catalogue of [[Great Britain|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 1682 guinea Fr-289|1682 guinea, elephant and castle]] | * [[Great Britain 1682 guinea Fr-289|1682 guinea, elephant and castle]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1684 farthing|1684 farthing]] | * [[Great Britain 1684 farthing|1684 farthing]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1684 3 pence|1684 threepence]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1684 shilling|1684 shilling]] | * [[Great Britain 1684 shilling|1684 shilling]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1684 1/2 guinea Fr-290|1684 half guinea, no symbol]] | * [[Great Britain 1684 1/2 guinea Fr-290|1684 half guinea, no symbol]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1682 2 guineas Fr-284|1682 2 guineas, no symbol]] | * [[Great Britain 1682 2 guineas Fr-284|1682 2 guineas, no symbol]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1684 5 guineas Fr-281|1684 5 guineas, no symbol]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1684 5 guineas Fr-283|1684 5 guineas, elephant and castle]] | * [[Great Britain 1684 5 guineas Fr-283|1684 5 guineas, elephant and castle]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1684]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1684]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 75, 76, 77]] | [[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 75, 76, 77]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:38, 10 June 2025
This specimen was lot 149 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 36,000 CHF (about US$43,697 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Grossbritannien | Königreich. Charles II. 1660-1685. 2 Guineas 1684, London. Second laureate bust, with elephant and castle below. Selten. NGC MS61. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. (Rare, Magnificent condition.)"
This type was struck 1675-84. There is a similar type (KM 443.1) struck during the same years (including 1684) without the elephant and castle added below the king's bust; this marked gold obtained from Africa.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 16.70 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 16.77 g.
Catalog reference: KM 443.2, Spink 3336. Bull 225. Fr-286.
- 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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