Great Britain 1687 guinea Fr-296

Sincona sale 79, lot 1182

This specimen was lot 1182 in Sincona sale 79 (Zurich, October 2022), where it sold for 7,500 CHF (about US$8,989 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, James II. 1685-1688. Guinea 1687, London. Second laureate bust, with elephant and castle below. NGC AU53." The first bust was used 1685-86, the second bust was used 1686-88. Both come with or without the elephant and castle below the truncation.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.35 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 8.30 g.

Catalog reference: KM 459.2, Spink 3403, Bull 331, Fr-296.

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 79, British Collection, Part 3, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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