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[[Image:S79-01265.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 79, lot 1265]] | [[Image:S79-01265.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 79, lot 1265]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1265 in Sincona sale 79 ( | + | This specimen was lot 1265 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 1,000 CHF (about US$1,199 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]] | Königreich, George II. 1727-1760. 1/2 Guinea 1745, London. Intermediate laureate head. NGC AU Details. Lightly cleaned." This bust was used on the half guinea 1740 and 1745-46. Half guineas of 1745 exist with "LIMA" below the bust ([[Great Britain 1745 1/2 guinea Fr-348|Fr-348]]); those bring double the price of the plain type shown here. Guineas were superseded by sovereigns during the reform of 1817. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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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, | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 79, British Collection, Part 3,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022. |
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* [[Great Britain 1740 1/2 guinea|1740 half guinea]] | * [[Great Britain 1740 1/2 guinea|1740 half guinea]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1745 half penny|1745 half penny]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1745 6 pence KM-582.1|1745 sixpence, roses on reverse]] | * [[Great Britain 1745 6 pence KM-582.1|1745 sixpence, roses on reverse]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1745 6 pence KM-582.3|1745 "LIMA" sixpence]] | * [[Great Britain 1745 6 pence KM-582.3|1745 "LIMA" sixpence]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1745 shilling KM 583.2|1745 "LIMA" shilling]] | * [[Great Britain 1745 shilling KM 583.2|1745 "LIMA" shilling]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1745 half crown KM-584.1|1745 half crown]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1745 1/2 crown|1745 "LIMA" halfcrown]] | * [[Great Britain 1745 1/2 crown|1745 "LIMA" halfcrown]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1745 1/2 guinea Fr-348|1745 "LIMA" half guinea]] | * [[Great Britain 1745 1/2 guinea Fr-348|1745 "LIMA" half guinea]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:19, 22 October 2025
This specimen was lot 1265 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 1,000 CHF (about US$1,199 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, George II. 1727-1760. 1/2 Guinea 1745, London. Intermediate laureate head. NGC AU Details. Lightly cleaned." This bust was used on the half guinea 1740 and 1745-46. Half guineas of 1745 exist with "LIMA" below the bust (Fr-348); those bring double the price of the plain type shown here. Guineas were superseded by sovereigns during the reform of 1817.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.17 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 4.15 g.
Catalog reference: KM 580.1, Spink 3683. Bull 646. Fr-347.
- 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.
- 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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