Difference between revisions of "Great Britain 1796 guinea"
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* [[Middlesex 1796 half penny token D&H-751]] | * [[Middlesex 1796 half penny token D&H-751]] | ||
Revision as of 10:56, 6 November 2025
This specimen was lot 279 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$1,821 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. George III. 1760-1820. Guinea 1796, London. Spade Guinea. Fifth laureate head. High 6 in date. NGC MS61. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (Extraordinary condition.)" This type, the commonest of several used during George's long reign, is noted for 1787-99. The reform of 1817 terminated all guinea-denominated issues in favor of the sovereign. At that time the guinea, which heretofore had varied in value, was fixed at 21 shillings.
Recorded mintage: unknown but a slightly better date.
Specification: 8.35 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 8.38 g.
Catalog reference: KM 609, Spink 3729. Bull 729. Fr-356a.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022..
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- 1795 half guinea
- 1795 guinea
- Glamorganshire 1796 1/2 penny token D&H-4 Swansea Castle
- Gloucestershire 1796 half penny token D&H-25, Badminton, "CORN IMPORTED BY GOVERNMENT"
- Hampshire 1796 half penny token D&H-79, Portsea
- Herefordshire 1796 penny token D&H-2
- Middlesex 1796 half penny token D&H-344 Spence’s
- Middlesex 1796 farthing token D&H-1123a, Skidmore's
- Middlesex 1796 half penny token D&H-299 Denton's
- Middlesex 1796 half penny token D&H-751
- Norfolk 1796 half penny token D&H-53, Yarmouth, Boulter's Exhibition
- 1796 half guinea
- 1797 guinea
- Coins and currency dated 1796