Great Britain 1799 1/3 guinea
This specimen was lot 34028 in Heritage sale 3082 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain: George III gold 1/3 Guinea 1799 MS63 NGC. The scarcest date in this only four-year series, struck to an astonishing level of detail and presently unchallenged atop the NGC census. An often overlooked denomination that is sure to pique collector interest in this choice state." This type was struck 1797-1800, presumably to pay soldiers and sailors during the Napoleonic Wars; it is the first of its denomination. The last type of this denomination was issued 1804-1813. The reform of 1817 terminated all guinea-denominated issues in favor of the sovereign. At that time the guinea, which heretofore had varied in value, was fixed at 21 shillings.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.78 g, .917 fine gold, .082 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-265, KM 620, S-3738.
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- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Online Auction 3082, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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