Great Britain 1755 guinea

Sincona sale 82, lot 1773

This specimen was lot 1773 in Sincona sale 82 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 5,500 CHF (about US$7,361 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "George II. 1727-1760. Guinea 1755, London. Old laureate head. Sehr selten (Very rare). NGC MS62." The guineas of George II come in many varieties and this one, struck 1747-60, is the fifth. All dates are scarce but this is probably the most available guinea of this ruler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: KM 588, Spink 3680, Bull 617 (R3), Fr-344.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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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