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[[Image:S75-222.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 75, lot 222]] | [[Image:S75-222.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 75, lot 222]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 222 in Sincona sale 75 ( | + | This specimen was lot 222 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 1,900 CHF (about US$2,306 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. George II. 1727-1760. 1/2 Guinea 1747, London. Old laureate head. NGC XF40." This head, the final one for George II, was used 1747-60. It is the first issue of this denomination that is not very scarce. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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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 1746 guinea|1746 guinea]] | * [[Great Britain 1746 guinea|1746 guinea]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1746 5 guineas|1746 "LIMA" 5 guineas]] | * [[Great Britain 1746 5 guineas|1746 "LIMA" 5 guineas]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1747 half penny|1747 half penny]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1747 shilling|1747 shilling]] | * [[Great Britain 1747 shilling|1747 shilling]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1747 guinea|1747 guinea]] | * [[Great Britain 1747 guinea|1747 guinea]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:02, 22 October 2025
This specimen was lot 222 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 1,900 CHF (about US$2,306 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. George II. 1727-1760. 1/2 Guinea 1747, London. Old laureate head. NGC XF40." This head, the final one for George II, was used 1747-60. It is the first issue of this denomination that is not very scarce.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.18 g, 0.917 fine gold, .123 troy oz AGW, this specimen 4.17 g.
Catalog reference: KM 587, Spink 3685. Bull 649. Fr-349.
- 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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