Great Britain 1767 guinea

Sincona sale 75, lot 242

This specimen was lot 242 in Sincona sale 75 (Zurich, May 2022), where it sold for 9,000 CHF (about US$10,924 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Grossbritannien | Königreich. George III. 1760-1820. Guinea 1767, London. Third laureate head. NGC MS64. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. (Magnificent condition.)"

This type is listed for 1765-73 and is the first guinea of George III not extremely rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.35 g, 0.917 fine gold, .246 troy oz AGW, this specimen 8.38 g.

Catalog reference: KM 600, Spink 3727. Bull 677. Fr-354.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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.
• 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.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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