Great Britain 1671 guinea

Sincona sale 82, lot 1644

This specimen was lot 1644 in Sincona sale 82 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 1,800 CHF (about US$2,409 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "Charles II. 1660-1685. Guinea 1671, London. Third laureate bust. Selten (Rare). NGC VF25." This scarce type was struck 1664-73. No guineas with the elephant below the bust were struck in 1671.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.35 g, 0.917 fine gold; this specimen 8.19 g.

Catalog reference: KM 424.1, Spink 3342, Bull 242 (R), Fr-287.

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 82, British Collection, Part 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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