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[[Image:S75-176.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 75, lot 176]] | [[Image:S75-176.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 75, lot 176]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 176 in Sincona sale 75 ( | + | This specimen was lot 176 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 7,500 CHF (about US$9,104 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Grossbritannien | Königreich. Anne, 1702-1714. 1/2 Guinea 1702, London. Pre-Union type. Draped bust. NGC AU Details. Leicht gereinigt.'' (lightly cleaned.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1702 and 1705 and is rare. It does not bring the enormous price of the [[Great Britain 1703 1/2 guinea|half guinea of 1703]], with its boastful "VIGO" legend. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 4.175 g, .917 fine gold, 0.123 troy oz AGW, this specimen 4.17 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 4.175 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.123 troy oz AGW, this specimen 4.17 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 510.1, Spink 3564. Bull 482. Fr-323. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 510.1, Spink 3564. Bull 482. Fr-323. | ||
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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 1700 1/2 guinea|1700 half guinea]] | * [[Great Britain 1700 1/2 guinea|1700 half guinea]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain (1702) 1/2 penny]] pattern | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1702 4 pence|1702 groat]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1702 shilling KM-509.1|1702 shilling, plain reverse]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1702 shilling KM-509.2|1702 shilling, plumes in angles]] | * [[Great Britain 1702 shilling KM-509.2|1702 shilling, plumes in angles]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1702 VIGO shilling|1702 "VIGO" shilling]] | * [[Great Britain 1702 VIGO shilling|1702 "VIGO" shilling]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1702 guinea|1702 guinea]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1703 1/2 guinea|1703 "VIGO" half guinea]] | * [[Great Britain 1703 1/2 guinea|1703 "VIGO" half guinea]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1702]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1702]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:00, 3 November 2025
This specimen was lot 176 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 7,500 CHF (about US$9,104 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Grossbritannien | Königreich. Anne, 1702-1714. 1/2 Guinea 1702, London. Pre-Union type. Draped bust. NGC AU Details. Leicht gereinigt. (lightly cleaned.)"
This type was struck 1702 and 1705 and is rare. It does not bring the enormous price of the half guinea of 1703, with its boastful "VIGO" legend.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.175 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.123 troy oz AGW, this specimen 4.17 g.
Catalog reference: KM 510.1, Spink 3564. Bull 482. Fr-323.
- 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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