Great Britain 1694 1/2 guinea

Sincona sale 75, lot 166

This specimen was lot 166 in Sincona sale 75 (Zurich, May 2022), where it sold for 6,000 CHF (about US$7,283 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Grossbritannien | Königreich. William III. und Mary, 1689-1694. 1/2 Guinea 1694, London. Second conjoined busts. NGC AU58. Feine Goldtönung. (kingdom of Great Britain, Nice gold toning.)"

This type was struck 1690-94. Half guineas of 1691-92 are known with the elephant and castle below the bust. These obtain a substantial premium.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.175 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 4.19 g.

Catalog reference: KM 476.1, Spink 3430. Bull 392. Fr-306.

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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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• 1692 half guinea
• 1694 farthing
• 1694 half penny
• 1694 threepence
• 1694 guinea
• 1694 5 guineas, no symbol
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• 1695 half guinea, no symbol
• 1695 guinea, no symbol
• Coins and currency dated 1694