Great Britain 1686 1/2 guinea
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This specimen was lot 153 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 5,375 CHF (about US$6,524 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. James II. 1685-1688. 1/2 Guinea 1686, London. First laureate bust. NGC AU58." This type was struck 1685-86, along with a few with the elephant and castle below the bust, and is very rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.175 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 4.18 g.
Catalog reference: KM 458.1, Spink 3404. Bull 338. Fr-297.
- 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 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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- 1686 Maundy threepence
- 1686 Maundy fourpence
- 1686 sixpence
- 1686 shilling
- 1686 half crown
- 1686 crown
- 1686 half guinea, elephant and castle
- 1686 guinea, no symbol
- 1686 guinea, elephant and castle
- 1686 5 guineas, no symbol
- 1687 half guinea
- Coins and currency dated 1686