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[[Image:S75-161.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 75, lot 161]] | [[Image:S75-161.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 75, lot 161]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 161 in Sincona sale 75 ( | + | This specimen was lot 161 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 1,700 CHF (about US$2,064 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Grossbritannien | Königreich. William III. und Mary, 1689-1694. 1/2 Guinea 1691, London. Second conjoined busts, skinny elephant and castle below. NGC AU Details. Vorderseite bearbeitet.'' (kingdom of [[Great Britain]], William III and Mary II, 1689-94, half guinea of 1691, London mint, Second conjoined busts, skinny elephant and castle below. Obverse repaired.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1690-94. Half guineas of 1691-92 are known with the elephant and castle below the bust (shown here). These obtain a substantial premium. |
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* [[Great Britain 1690 1/2 guinea|1690 half guinea]] | * [[Great Britain 1690 1/2 guinea|1690 half guinea]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1691 farthing|1691 farthing]] | * [[Great Britain 1691 farthing|1691 farthing]] | ||
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* [[Great Britain 1691 2 pence|1691 tuppence (halfgroat)]] | * [[Great Britain 1691 2 pence|1691 tuppence (halfgroat)]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1691 1/2 crown|1691 half crown]] | * [[Great Britain 1691 1/2 crown|1691 half crown]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:22, 30 October 2025
This specimen was lot 161 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 1,700 CHF (about US$2,064 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Grossbritannien | Königreich. William III. und Mary, 1689-1694. 1/2 Guinea 1691, London. Second conjoined busts, skinny elephant and castle below. NGC AU Details. Vorderseite bearbeitet. (kingdom of Great Britain, William III and Mary II, 1689-94, half guinea of 1691, London mint, Second conjoined busts, skinny elephant and castle below. Obverse repaired.)"
This type was struck 1690-94. Half guineas of 1691-92 are known with the elephant and castle below the bust (shown here). These obtain a substantial premium.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.175 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 4.12 g.
Catalog reference: KM 476.2, Spink 3431, Bull 386, Fr-308.
- 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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