Great Britain 1694/3 2 guineas Fr-302

Sincona sale 82, lot 1689

This specimen was lot 1689 in Sincona sale 82 (Zurich, May 2023), where it sold for 17,000 CHF (about US$22,751 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "William III. and Mary, 1689-1694. 2 Guineas 1694/3, London. Conjoined busts, elephant and castle below, 4 over 3 in date. Selten (Rare). NGC AU58. Second finest certified by NGC." This type was struck 1693-94. This date also comes with no symbol below the bust (Fr-301). All known specimens have the overdate.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 16.70 g, 0.917 fine gold; this specimen 16.68 g.

Catalog reference: KM 482.2, Spink 3425. Bull 359 (R). Fr-302.

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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