Great Britain 1745 1/2 guinea Fr-347

Sincona sale 79, lot 1265

This specimen was lot 1265 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 1,000 CHF (about US$1,199 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, George II. 1727-1760. 1/2 Guinea 1745, London. Intermediate laureate head. NGC AU Details. Lightly cleaned." This bust was used on the half guinea 1740 and 1745-46. Half guineas of 1745 exist with "LIMA" below the bust (Fr-348); those bring double the price of the plain type shown here. Guineas were superseded by sovereigns during the reform of 1817.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.17 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 4.15 g.

Catalog reference: KM 580.1, Spink 3683. Bull 646. Fr-347.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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 79, British Collection, Part 3, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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• 1740 half guinea
• 1745 half penny
• 1745 sixpence, roses on reverse
• 1745 "LIMA" sixpence
• 1745 "LIMA" shilling
• 1745 half crown
• 1745 "LIMA" halfcrown
• 1745 "LIMA" half guinea
• 1745 guinea
• 1745 "LIMA" guinea
• 1746 half guinea
• Coins and currency dated 1745