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This specimen was lot 1178 in Sincona sale 79 (Zurich, October 2022), where it sold for 4,000 CHF (about US$4,794 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]] | Königreich, James II. 1685-1688. Guinea 1686, London. Second laureate bust. NGC UNC Details. Minor scratches on obverse." The first bust was used 1685-86, the second bust was used 1686-88. Both come with or without the elephant and castle below the truncation, making for four varieties for 1686.
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This specimen was lot 1178 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 4,000 CHF (about US$4,794 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]] | Königreich, James II. 1685-1688. Guinea 1686, London. Second laureate bust. NGC UNC Details. Minor scratches on obverse." The first bust was used 1685-86, the second bust was used 1686-88. Both come with or without the elephant and castle below the truncation, making for four varieties for 1686.
  
 
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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.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''SINCONA Auction 79, British Collection, Part 3,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 79, British Collection, Part 3,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
  
 
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* [[Great Britain 1686 4 pence|1686 Maundy fourpence]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1686 4 pence|1686 Maundy fourpence]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1686 6 pence|1686 sixpence]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1686 6 pence|1686 sixpence]]
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* [[Great Britain 1686 shilling|1686 shilling]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1686 half crown|1686 half crown]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1686 half crown|1686 half crown]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1686 crown|1686 crown]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1686 crown|1686 crown]]
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* [[Great Britain 1686 1/2 guinea|1686 half guinea]]
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* [[Great Britain 1686 1/2 guinea|1686 half guinea, no symbol]]
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* [[Great Britain 1686 1/2 guinea Fr-298|1686 half guinea, elephant and castle]]
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* [[Great Britain 1686 guinea Fr-296|1686 guinea, elephant and castle]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1686 5 guineas Fr-292|1686 5 guineas, no symbol]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1686 5 guineas Fr-292|1686 5 guineas, no symbol]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1687 guinea Fr-295|1687 guinea, no symbol]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1687 guinea Fr-295|1687 guinea, no symbol]]

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Sincona sale 79, lot 1178

This specimen was lot 1178 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 4,000 CHF (about US$4,794 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, James II. 1685-1688. Guinea 1686, London. Second laureate bust. NGC UNC Details. Minor scratches on obverse." The first bust was used 1685-86, the second bust was used 1686-88. Both come with or without the elephant and castle below the truncation, making for four varieties for 1686.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.35 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 8.36 g.

Catalog reference: KM 459.1, Spink 3402, Bull 324, Fr-295.

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 79, British Collection, Part 3, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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