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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 (Zurich, 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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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.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
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''Specification:'' 4.175 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 4.12 g.  
 
''Specification:'' 4.175 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 4.12 g.  
  
''Catalog reference:'' KM 476.2, Spink 3431. Bull 386. Fr-308.  
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''Catalog reference:'' KM 476.2, Spink 3431, Bull 386, Fr-308.  
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
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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 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''SINCONA Auction 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2'', Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2'', Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
  
 
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* [[Great Britain 1689 1/2 guinea|1689 half guinea]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1689 1/2 guinea|1689 half guinea]]
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* [[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 penny|1691 silver penny]]
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* [[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]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1691 crown|1691 crown]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1691 crown|1691 crown]]
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* [[Great Britain 1691 5 guineas Fr-299|1691 5 guineas, no symbol]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1691 5 guineas Fr-299|1691 5 guineas, no symbol]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1691 5 guineas Fr-300|1691 5 guineas, elephant and castle]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1691 5 guineas Fr-300|1691 5 guineas, elephant and castle]]
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* [[Great Britain 1692 1/2 guinea Fr-306|1692 half guinea, no symbol]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1692 1/2 guinea Fr-308|1692 half guinea]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1692 1/2 guinea Fr-308|1692 half guinea]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1691]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1691]]
  
 
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 75, 76, 77]]
 
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 75, 76, 77]]

Latest revision as of 13:22, 30 October 2025

Sincona sale 75, lot 161

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.

Source:

  • 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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