Great Britain 1700 guinea Fr-313

Sincona sale 79, lot 1209

This specimen was lot 1209 in Sincona sale 79 (Zurich, October 2022), where it sold for 900 CHF (about US$1,079 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, William III. 1694-1702. Guinea 1700, London. Second laureate bust, small lions in arms. NGC F15." This type was struck 1695-97 with (Fr-314) and without (shown here) the elephant and castle below the busts. After the death of his wife, William III ruled alone until his death in 1701.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.35 g, .917 fine gold, this specimen 8.24 g.

Catalog reference: KM 498.1, Spink 3460, Bull 421, Fr-313.

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

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