Guinea 1684 Elephant and Castle below bust S.3345 Fine with some small digs on the obverse by DEI GRATIA, our archive indicates this is the first we have offered of this date, indeed we have only handled 4 Elephant and Castle examples of all Charles II dates, so probably scarcer than catalogue values would suggest
Guinea 1798 Spink 3729 Good EF and graded 70 by CGS, 18 examples of the 1798 Guinea have been graded by CGS none higher than this one at grade 70, scarce thus
Two Guineas 1664 Elephant below bust S.3334 Fine/Good Fine for wear but the surfaces with the appearance of an ex-jewellery piece, the edge however shows only faint traces of a mount having been expertly removed
Guinea 1714 AnneS.3574 Second A in GRATIA with broken crossbar, showing the deterioration to the die in an intermediate state, leading to the GRΛTIΛ variety, About VF
Two Guineas 1701 S.3457 pleasing EF with sharp almost prooflike fields, these William III Two Guineas are much harder to find than Five Guineas our extensive results database stretching back more than ten years shows we have had just 1 1701 2 Guineas before, during the same period five 1701 5 Guineas. Now lists at £12,500 in Spink in EF
Guinea 1688 Second Bust S.3402 EF or very near so with some thin contact marks on the base of the French shield, Lustrous and with much eye appeal, rare in this high grade, lists at £8000 EF in the latest Spink catalogue
Guinea 1707 First Draped Bust S3570 approaching VF and found recently in a chimney in an old house in Norfolk, probably a scarcer date than catalogues suggest, we have listed over 30 Queen Anne Guineas in recent years this being the only 1707
Five Guineas 1701 Fine Work S.3456 EF scarce thus, the number 140 is very lightly scratched beneath the bust otherwise this piece would probably attract a £15,000 -£20,000 retail ticket price
Five Guineas 1777, Pattern struck in white metal, 21.05g, by or after Richard Yeo, laureate head right, GEORGIVS.III DEI.GRATIA., toothed border both sides, rev struck en medaille, crowned quartered shield of arms, date at top, .M.B.F.ET.H.REX.F.D.B.ET.L.D.S.R.I.A.T.ET.E., edge plain (cf WR 78 [same dies]; S 3723A). Unc and graded 80 by CGS and unique, Ex Baldwins 100 Numismatic Rarieties sales 26/9/26 Lot 5034 realised £5,200
Guinea 1791 Pattern in silver by C.H.Kuchler. Selig 1128. As Wilson and Rasmussen 105. Weight 6.39 grammes, Obverse Laureate Bust right, Reverse Crowned spade-shaped shield, Reverse inverted. Very Rare, UNC toned showing signs of die rust on the portrait
Guinea 1798 Pattern in gilt copper by C.H.Kuchler. Obverse Laureate Bust right, Reverse Crowned Shape-shaped shield, with both obverse and reverse showing faint signs of legends and 1798 date, as Wilson and Rasmussen 109, weight 4.25 grammes, Lustrous UNC and extremely rare
Guinea 1782 Pattern in copper by Lewis Pingo for Earl Stanhope. Obverse Laureate bust to right with long wiry hair across neck and below truncation, Reverse Crowned garnished shield, with an ornate scalloped outer rim. Edge MDCCLXXXII MDCCLXXXII MDCCLXXXII as Wilson and Rasmussen 100 but struck in copper, weight 4.05 grammes, Toned UNC and Extremely rare
Guinea 1789 Pattern in copper by Lewis Pingo, as the currency piece but a Plain edge Proof struck on a thick flan of 7.45 grammes, Toned UNC and excessively rare
Guinea 1781 Pattern or Trial in copper with double reverse, after the original currency design by J.Tanner, Plain edge, reverse inverted, struck on a thick flan weighing 6.95 grammes, similar to Wilson and Rasmussen 96 but struck in copper, we note these two patterns also exhibit the recut last 1 in the date as the gold piece, UNC and excessively rare
Guinea 1791/1798 Pattern in bronzed copper, a double reverse striking with each side displaying a different date. Two reverses both a crowned spade-shaped shield. Struck en medaille on a thick flan weighing 7.50 grammes, as Wilson and Rasmussen 112 nFDC and attractively toned
Guinea 1781 Pattern or Trial in copper with double reverse, after the original currency design by J.Tanner, Plain edge, reverse inverted, struck on a thin flan weighing 4.01 grammes, similar to Wilson and Rasmussen 96 but struck in copper, we note these two patterns also exhibit the recut last 1 in the date as the gold piece, UNC and excessively rare
Two Guineas 1726 S.3627 Fine, Ex-jewellery (swivel mount) with an ornate edge mount attached to the top of the coin, Guinea 1787 S.3729 pierced and mounted at the top. Quarter Guinea 1762 S.3741 Fair, mounted at the top
Five Guineas 1688 QVARTO Second Laureate Bust S.3397A Choice EF with brilliant prooflike fields, and rare to find so nice, James II 5 Guineas in similar choice grade as this have been reported with retail ticket prices approaching £50,000 at major London Coin Shows
Five Guineas 1726 DECIMO TERTIO S.3626 Good VF rare thus very small area of silvered discoloration only discernible when viewed edge on, on the rim above portrait but no other evidence of being in jewellery a pleasing, collectable and rare piece with a book price now of £30,000 in EF, George I Five Guineas are seldom offered
Guinea 1716 Fourth Bust S.3631 GEF/AU and lustrous with some contact marks and some slight roughness to the rim probably caused in striking, an attractive example of this type, our records indicate this is the finest we have handled of this date
Two Guineas 1711 S.3569 GVF with a heavy wide scratch on the crown over the Irish shield, and also a depression on the crown to the French shield suggestion possibly once in jewellery, all Queen Anne Two Guineas hard to find
Guinea 1785 S.3728 choice GEF and graded 70 by CGS and in their holder, the joint finest recorded of 17 examples thus far graded on the CGS Population Report
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