Great Britain 1724 guinea

Sincona sale 75, lot 197

This specimen was lot 197 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 4,500 CHF (about US$5,462 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. George I. 1714-1727. Guinea 1724, London. Fifth laureate head. NGC AU55." This type, the final one for George I, was struck 1723-27. Altho none of the guineas of George I are common, this is a scarcer type. An "elephant and castle" guinea was struck using this bust (Fr-328a) but in 1726 only.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.35 g, 0.917 fine gold, .246 troy oz AGW, this specimen 8.38 g.

Catalog reference: KM 559.1, Spink 3633. Bull 521. Fr-327.

Source:

• 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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