Guinea 1682 Elephant and Castle, S.3345 Obverse Fine, the reverse very near so, a scuff on the top of the rim indicates once possibly in jewellery, the surfaces however show no signs of this. Our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that this is the finest example we have offered, a very scarce type
Guinea 1695 Elephant & Castle S.3459, VG, Ex-Jewellery, an extremely rare 2-year type, with the 1696 coin stated as 'Extremely rare' by the Standard Catalogue. Our archive database stretching back 21 years reveals that this is the first example we have handled. Further research has uncovered a coin offered at Heritage Auctions in January 2024, whose description stated that their coin was the first they had handled, and that NGC had only graded one (their) example. We note also that PCGS have only graded one example, so by statistical analysis alone, proves to be rarer than the Standard Catalogue would suggest, Guinea collectors will certainly be alerted to this rare opportunity to own a coin of this type
Guinea 1696 S.3458 VG the reverse slightly better, the edge with no milling remaining, with a minor file mark on the edge suggesting possibly once in jewellery, the surfaces however are far superior to the vast majority of ex-jewellery pieces that we encounter. Our archive database records that 1696 Guineas are rare, we have only offered three examples since 2003, and none at all since June 2012
Guinea 1702 S.3562 Good Fine/Near VF, lightly rubbed on the Queen's jawline and with some hairlines in this area, the reverse with some thin scratches around the central rose. All Pre-Union Queen Anne Guineas are extremely rare in all grades, the Standard catalogue now values these at £2250 in Fine, and £6500 in VF. We note our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that we have only offered two pre-Union Guineas, of which only one was 1702 (London Coins Auction A167 Lot 594) which was graded AU50 and realised £4500
Guinea 1713 S.3574 Near VF/VF with some scuffs and scratches, a small area of flattening to the obverse rim is evident, with some roughness to the edge milling in this area, however the surfaces with no obvious evidence of having been in jewellery, viewing recommended
Guinea 1722 Fourth Laureate Head, Tie with loop at one end, S.3631, Fine with some weakness to the centre of the reverse, the obverse rim flattened in places and with some knocks to the top of the rim
Half Guinea 1678 8 over 7 S.3348 in an NGC holder and graded VF35, the 8 clearly struck over a 7, with the underlying downward stroke bold in the lower loop, the overstruck 8 also appears double struck, all Charles II gold difficult to find to all grades above Fine
Half Guinea 1686 S.3404, Fine with some scratches and heavier contact marks, the edge with some scuffs at 10 and 2 o'clock suggesting possibly once mounted, the surfaces however show no signs of this
Half Guinea 1696 Elephant and Castle, a short-lived, two-year type. S.3467, Good Fine/Near VF with some weakness in the centre, the obverse with minor scratches in the right field, the reverse enhanced by touches of violet tone. Our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that we have offered only three previous examples.
Half Guinea 1700 S.3468 Good Fine with some minor hairlines, only the second example of this date we have offered, and the first since 2005. The Standard Catalogue prices this only slightly higher than the 1698 coin, of which we have offered 10 examples over the same time period, so on statistical analysis alone, would seem to be underpriced by the Standard Catalogue
Half Guinea 1705 Queen Anne Pre-Union with Scotland S3564 NGC MS61. An extremely rare coin the first example we have seen in any grade, the Slaney Example was sold in London in 2016 as NGC MS64 and realised £14,000, our example is only the second one NGC have graded and is fresh to the market
Half Guinea 1713 S.3575 in an NGC holder and graded AU58+. All Queen Anne gold desirable and rare in high grades. Only the fourth example we have offered in 20 years
Half Guinea 1723 S.3635 Fine/Good Fine, all George I gold now becoming increasingly difficult to find, our archive database stretching back 21 years shows that this is the first example we have offered of this date. We also note that NGC have only graded 5 examples, with no examples graded by PCGS
Half Guinea 1731 S.3581A Fine with some old scuffs to the shield, Half Guineas of this period are offered far less frequently than the respective Guineas, many dates being deceptively rare
Half Guinea 1748 S.3685 Fine/About Fine with evidence of a having once been in a mount, the top of the reverse having a depression on either side, the surfaces although with some hairlines, are far superior than ex-jewellery pieces that we encounter. A rare date, our archive database confirms that this is only the second example we have offered in 20 years, many Half Guineas of this reign deceptively rare and seldom offered
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