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[[Image:S75-201.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 75, lot 201]] | [[Image:S75-201.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 75, lot 201]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 201 in Sincona sale 75 ( | + | This specimen was lot 201 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 12,000 CHF (about US$14,566 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. George II. 1727-1760. Guinea 1728, London. First young laureate head. NGC AU58." The young head was used with minor variations 1727-38. This, the first variety, was used 1727-28 and is quite scarce. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 8.35 g, .917 fine gold, .246 troy oz AGW, this specimen 8.32 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 8.35 g, 0.917 fine gold, .246 troy oz AGW, this specimen 8.32 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 563, Spink 3671. Bull 582. Fr-339. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 563, Spink 3671. Bull 582. Fr-339. | ||
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* 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. | ||
* 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. | * 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. | ||
| − | * <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 1727 guinea Fr-339|1727 guinea, George II]] | * [[Great Britain 1727 guinea Fr-339|1727 guinea, George II]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1728 6 pence|1728 sixpence]] | * [[Great Britain 1728 6 pence|1728 sixpence]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1728 shilling KM-561.3|1728 shilling, plain reverse]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1728 1/2 guinea|1728 half guinea]] | * [[Great Britain 1728 1/2 guinea|1728 half guinea]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1729 guinea|1729 guinea]] | * [[Great Britain 1729 guinea|1729 guinea]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:40, 10 June 2025
This specimen was lot 201 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 12,000 CHF (about US$14,566 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. George II. 1727-1760. Guinea 1728, London. First young laureate head. NGC AU58." The young head was used with minor variations 1727-38. This, the first variety, was used 1727-28 and is quite scarce.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 8.35 g, 0.917 fine gold, .246 troy oz AGW, this specimen 8.32 g.
Catalog reference: KM 563, Spink 3671. Bull 582. Fr-339.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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.
- 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.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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