Great Britain 1676 guinea Fr-287

Sincona sale 82, lot 1650

This specimen was lot 1650 in Sincona sale 82 (Zurich, May 2023), where it sold for 950 CHF (about US$1,271 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "Charles II. 1660-1685. Guinea 1676/4, London. Fourth laureate bust, second 6 over 4 in date. Sehr selten (Very rare). NGC VF Details. Henkelspur (Mount mark)." Oliver Cromwell's death in September 1658 left a leadership vacuum which was quickly filled by inviting prince Charles back from exile to become Charles II. The first series of gold coins of his regime reverted to the old practice of not dating them and come in denominations of unite, double crown and crown. When milled coinage was introduced in 1663, these denominations were retired in favor of the guinea, its fractions and multiples. The guinea would be the basis for all gold issues until the reform of 1817 and took its name from the source of the original gold, the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa. This type is listed for 1672-84.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.35 g, 0.917 fine gold, lettered edge; this specimen 8.21 g.

Catalog reference: KM 440.1, Spink 3344, Bull 254 (R2), 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, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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