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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, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2'', | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2'', Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022. |
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Revision as of 09:49, 27 November 2024
This specimen was lot 187 in Sincona sale 75 (Zurich, May 2022), where it sold for 6,250 CHF (about US$7,586 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Grossbritannien | Königreich. Anne, 1702-1714. 1/2 Guinea 1714, London. Post-Union type. Draped bust. NGC AU58. Feine Goldtönung. (Nice gold toning.)"
The guinea of 21 shillings was the standard British gold coin during the eighteenth century and was issued in large numbers. Most were exported to pay soldiers and provide "subsidies" for friendly rulers. This type, struck 1709-14, is the second half guinea minted during the reign of Anne, last of the Stuarts.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.175 g, 0.917 fine gold, .123 troy oz AGW, this specimen 4.20 g.
Catalog reference: KM 527, Spink 3575. Bull 494. Fr-323.
- 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.
- 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.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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